793. Banks of Marble (Les Rice)

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I first heard this song sung by The Weavers. Pete Seeger, who also recorded it as a solo, wrote in one of his songbooks that Rice "farms across the Hudson from me, near Newburgh [Orange County, New York]. Like most small farmers, he was getting intolerably squeezed by the big companies which sold him all his fertiliser, insecticide and equipment, and the big companies that dictated to him the prices he would get for his produce. Out of that squeeze came this song." A song that is still as relevant as ever. You can see a playlist of my mining songs here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CF909DA14CE415DF Lyrics and chords of this song can be found here: http://raymondfolk.wikifoundry.com/page/Banks+of+Marble+%28Les+Rice%29 For lyrics and chords of all my songs, please see my website: http://raymondfolk.wikifoundry.com

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A great song play well. Who downvoted? What's not to like?

Thanks, Tony.

Well done, Raymond !

Thanks, Sherif. Good to see you here.

Awesome Job my Friend i like your rendition well done >>>Sherif

Thank you.

Thanks, Max. I'm glad you caught up with this one!

Thanks for watching my featured video.

Dear Mr. Raymond Crooke, Wonderful rendition. Thank you ...very much . Regards, Dimple.

Thanks for your comment.

cool u good on the G

We do indeed. A great hero of folk music.

Thanks for posting this great old, and ever new, song. And we all wish Pete a happy 90th - ad multos annos!

I didn't realise it was. I'm not very good with birthdays. Can hardly remember my own. Anyway it's certainly an appropriate one. Very much the kind of thing Pete stood for.

Nice Tribute for Petes B-day!

Yes, I rarely use Black Betty these days, but I occasionally take her out and give her a strum.

Is that old Betty I see?

Thanks, Geoff. I try to make it real, so it's good to get this kind of feedback.

Thanks, Karolyn. Good to see you here again.

Raymond, again you have put the original thoughts that wrote this song into the way you sing it! Stirring what!