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Lord Franklin
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A well-loved seafaring song which we recorded in London long ago at a rehearsal, copied to a partly resurrected cassette. Guitars and vocals by John DeJong and Lesl.
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Lesl Harker, Irish flute - Teacher and player of the traditional Irish concert flute, Lesl specializes in teaching the repertoire and fluid old-style music of East County Galway. She serves as an Irish-flute mentor for the PA, SC and NJ State Arts Councils' Apprenticeship programs, and teaches privately. The "Tunes & Tales of Old East Galway" programs ran from 2011-2023, most with piper Jerry O'Sullivan. Drawn from long apprenticeship to legendary flute player Mike Rafferty, a relationship which lasted to the end of his life, she published two award-winning Rafferty tune books beginning in 2005, with an award for them in 2009 from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, the international Irish music association. Contact Lesl at https://iflute.weebly.com/ for more information and lessons.
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Peak #29
Peak in subgenre #3
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trad.
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November 01, 2016
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MP3 3.4 MB 128 kbps 3:43
Story behind the song
Lord Franklin was lost on a whaling voyage and his lament has been popularized many times since. John DeJong, a great guitarist and singer, and Lesl, were troubadours at The 1520 The Tudor Rooms in Leicester Square, and on their nights off, played folk clubs together, notably at The Crypt, in the basement of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church at Trafalgar Square.
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[St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church at Trafalgar Square]
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