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Meet On The Ledge
Fairport Convention

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Today, there is still something stately and timeless in this pensive reflection on life, and death - and it’s hard to believe that Richard Thompson was still in his teens when he wrote Meet On The Ledge.

Fairport Convention Song facts

Composer
Richard Thompson

Genre 
Folk

Released
1969

Album
What We Did On Our Holidays

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Eleanor Shanley

Irish Folk singer Eleanor Shanley brings her own charm to Richard Thompson's masterful song.

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