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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "List of songs about Liverpool" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2018) This is a list of songs referencing the city of Liverpool, England: "100 Miles to Liverpool ...
"Maggie May" (or "Maggie Mae") (Roud No. 1757) is a traditional Liverpool folk song about a prostitute who robbed a "homeward bounder", a sailor coming home from a round trip. John Manifold, in his Penguin Australian Song Book, described it as "A foc'sle song of Liverpool origin apparently, but immensely popular among seamen all over the world ...
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They founded a folk club in Liverpool, the 'Triton Club' (while they were still called 'The Liverpool Spinners' [4]), but soon were performing in London at places such as The Troubadour coffee house. Their first album, Songs Spun in Liverpool (released under the group name of 'The Liverpool Spinners'), was recorded by Bill Leader from live ...
17. “Father and Son” by Cat Stevens. Release Year: 1970 Genre: Folk Like most of Cat Stevens’ music, this touching tune about fathers and sons is sappy in the best way possible.
Pete McGovern was born in Liverpool, England, on 28 October 1927. Both of his parents were Irish. His father, Thomas McGovern, was from Collon, County Louth, Ireland and his mother, Annie Dillon, was from Galbally, County Limerick. Pete was born in Regent Street, off the dock road north of the city centre. [1] [2]
Liverpool hosts several music festivals each year which celebrate and represent the different cultures within the city. Africa Oye [6] is the UK's largest free festival of African music. Each year the Liverpool Irish Festival [7] is held featuring mostly folk music celebrating the cultural links between Liverpool and Ireland. Liverpool contains ...
(The) Leaving of Liverpool" (Roud 9435), also known as "Fare Thee Well, My Own True Love", is a folk song. Folklorists classify it as a lyrical lament and it was also used as a sea shanty, especially at the capstan. It is very well known in Britain, Ireland, and America, despite the fact that it was collected only twice, from the Americans ...