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Thread #169449   Message #4169299
Posted By: GeoffLawes
05-Apr-23 - 09:25 AM
Thread Name: Any April Songs?
Subject: RE: Any April Songs?
FOSTER’S MILL
April 9, 1812. Foster’s Mill near Wakefield, England was stormed by an armed crowd of around three hundred who were inspired by the Luddites and smashed up the machinery and attempted to set the building on fire.
Foster's Mill -The Short Sisters    
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKGxqe4iLvE
Swan Arcade - Foster's Mill     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgXJMKbU0Fk
Foster's Mill recording and information from The Yorkshire Garland    http://www.yorkshirefolksong.net/song.cfm?songID=63
Information & recording from Song Facts     https://www.songfacts.com/facts/traditional/fosters-mill
MUDCAT DIGITRAD Lyrics FOSTERS' MILL    @displaysong.cfm?SongID=2097
MUDCAT,Origins: Foster's Mill     /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=169601&messages=4