Originally Posted by jj

hi jim, what was the name of the book that had that quote?

the verse chant is certainly riding on the melodic riff and chords

as with The Wreck / Back Home in Derry, it's the choruses that set them apart...ie. the two GL tunes don't have any

i suppose traditional folk tune melodies become public domain ie. Greensleeves / What Child is This?

there are many arrangements of WS out there, i dig this one

YouTube - JD Sumner - Wayfaring Stranger

...that piano player must go through a lot of bruelcream