One of my favorite commentators, Canadian ex-pat Mark Steyn, loves the music of the war, especially—and I agree with him 100% on this—the greatest ballad of the war, "Roses of Picardy". Click on the image of his introductory section below to access the Podcast during which Mark presents several renditions of the song, including his own, and much fascinating detail about the music, composer, and lyricist, and "Roses" postwar life.
By the way, "Roses of Picardy" is one of the 20 original period recordings we present on our CD, The World War I Centennial Hit Parade.
Fascinating about Fred Weatherly and Haydn Wood, Roses of Picardy and Danny Boy. I didn't know anything about it. Mark Steyn thankyou!
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