Hills and Glens, The

DESCRIPTION: The singer was born "on North River's sloping bank" and lived 40 years among "the hills and glens around St Ann's. He taught, opened a store, and loses two sons and a cousin in the army "killed in France ... while fighting the Germans"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1961 (Creighton-MaritimeFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: war death soldier children
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Creighton-MaritimeFolkSongs, p. 210, "The Hills and Glens" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #2726
NOTES [12 words]: Creighton-MaritimeFolkSongs: "The war referred to is that of 1914-1918" - BS
File: CrMa210

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