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| | | | Page 00620- 00621 : Wassailing Song [song text] [custom description] Mr Howes (contributor), Tom Tanner (contributor), Cherrington, near Avening, Stroud, Gloucestershire |
| | Item Summary | | | Formats | song text - custom description |
| Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 00620- 00621 |
Scope and Content Notes | Genre | song - song associated with custom - custom |
| First line | Wassail wassail all over the town |
| Notes at end describe the wassail bowl decorated with a fox's brush and holly bow, with a bough decorated with ribbons. 'Checked by Charles Phelps[,] 7 Council Houses Avening[,] 30 years with wassailing bowl'. |
Contextual Notes | Mr Howes had known song for sixty years. |
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