Folksingers Poems - Poems about Folksingers

When I sit alone with my memories My mind drifts back to the early 60s When folk music was all the rage The New Christy Minstrels, Peter Paul and Mary The Brothers Four, The Limelighters, The Kingston Trio The Canadiana Folksingers... who????? A six member group called The Canadiana Folksingers Included myself and my first wife Linda Along with two guitar players, a...

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In nineteen hundred and sixty-two The Canadiana Folksingers made their debut We appeared on TV Albums numbered three Had a ton of fun, what a hullabaloo!...

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There once were some Weavers Who taught many of us to sing. But it wasn't until much later in life That their music would be my thing. I never followed Pete Seeger As his words with me didn't gel. It would not be until years later That others would finally tell. Peter, Paul, and Mary grabbed...

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In nineteen hundred and sixty-two Canadiana Folksingers made their debut We appeared on TV Albums numbered three Had a ton of fun, what a hullabaloo! Played 5-string banjo and sang in a successful folk group called The Canadiana Folksingers © Jack Ellison 2013...

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Once was part of a folk group About fifty years ago Just before that group from England Took over the whole damn show You known, that famous foursome Blew us out of the water Folk scene died almost immediately They wiped us up with a blotter Fantastic time the six of us had Not a money making gig for sure The bunch of us had...

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