John Allan Cameron's version of Four Marys

[Merle Barnes]

Hu Marcellin:

He recorded it on his CD "Wind Willow" in 1991 and on  "Classic John Allan VOL I ans II" in 1992.

You can hear it at this site: http://www.imeem.com/people/Vtbp7sI/music/mO5mACqw/john-allen-cameron-the-four-marys-wind-willow/ 

Take Care
Merle

--- On Thu, 7/23/09, Marcellin Chiasson <marcellinchiasson at yahoo.ca> wrote:

> From: Marcellin Chiasson <marcellinchiasson at yahoo.ca>
> Subject: John Allan Cameron's vrsion of Four Mary's
> To: cbmusic at locals.ca
> Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 8:23 AM
> Tim, Judith and Merle:
> Thank you for your individual comments. You point out the
> different versions available and I presume John Allan may
> have chosen a bit of each to come up with his own version. I
> don't knowif John Allan ever included it in his recordings.
> If so, maybe I could pick it up from there if I knew which
> recording it was. Thanks folks. I may get more answers.
> Marcellin Chiasso
> 
> --- On Wed, 7/22/09, Tim Jaques <vexari at yahoo.ca>
> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Tim Jaques <vexari at yahoo.ca>
> Subject: Re: Four Mary's
> To: cbmusic at locals.ca
> Received: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 5:38 PM
> 
> 
> There are innumerable versions of this song, which IIRC is
> a Childe ballad.  I don't know if any single one of them
> can claim to be the right one or the original one.  It's
> like keeping track of all the variations of Barbara Allen. 
> Just going by memory, I think JAC used the same lyrics as
> Joan Baez, but it has been a few years since I have listened
> to either.
> 
> Timothy Jaques
> Dalhousie, NB
> "We live in a free country where people have as much right
> to express outrageous and ridiculous opinions as moderate
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> Simpson, 2008 SCC 40.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Judith MacNeil <judith_macneil at hotmail.com>
> To: CB <cbmusic at locals.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 1:54:31 PM
> Subject: RE: Four Mary's
> 
> 
> I remember it as the following but it is from my memory
> only:
> 
> 
> 
> Last night, there were four Marys;
> 
> Tonite there will be but three:
> 
> There was Mary Beaton and Mary Seaton, Mary Carmichael and
> me.
> 
> 
> 
> Hope you find the original.
> 
> 
> 
> > Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:42:19 -0700
> > From: marcellinchiasson at yahoo.ca
> > Subject: Four Mary's
> > To: cbmusic at locals.ca
> > 
> > Hi folks:
> > In scanning the Internet, I've run across several
> versions of The Four Mary's. Does anyone have the lyrics for
> the vrsion John Allan Cameron used to do.?
> > Thanks.
> > Marcellin Chiasson
> > marcellin.chiasson at ns.sympatico.ca
> > 
> > 
> >
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