Billy Kitson wrote:
>"With Bells on H.. fingers and Bells on H.. toes, He/She shall have Music
>wherever He/She goes" Part of a Very Old English Song or Nursery Rhyme??
I have not heard that song is many years. My parents had old RCA
recordings of songs circa 1910-1916 and that was one of them. The refrain
I remember referred to "my little Irish Rose" rather than attribute it to
England. Maybe it was "borrowed" by the Irish. It is a part of the fun
music incorporated into my young years. I think it was the family singing
sessions that brought out the Welsh love of song and developed the voices
early in childhood.
I have recently listened to the young fifteen year old opera star they call
Opera Spice (to help popularize her recordings and performances). She does
seem to have a very cultured voice, and perhaps that will turn some on to
classical music as well as the new fad of listening to opera.
Jane Pierce