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RM · 05-02-2009, 01:13 PM

Okay, let's see if I have this straight...

1) Bobby Sands wrote a poem

2) Christy Moore put it to music, using the melody from TWOTEF

3) Lightfoot believes he may have used the music from an old Irish folk song for TWOTEF.

Is that correct ?

05-02-2009, 01:13 PM	#17
RM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,965	Re: Back Home in Derry Okay, let's see if I have this straight... 1) Bobby Sands wrote a poem 2) Christy Moore put it to music, using the melody from TWOTEF 3) Lightfoot believes he may have used the music from an old Irish folk song for TWOTEF. Is that correct ?