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THE CHILDREN'S HOUR

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' Enchanted Water'
A programme about the River Tweed No river in Scotland is richer in song, story, and stirring memories than Tweed. Its banks lie very near to fairyland, and in this programme you will hear how Bonnie Kilmeny was carried off by the fairies and how Thomas the Rhymer rode. with their queen. You will hear, too, the story of Muckle Mou 'd Meg, a strange bride wooed in a stranger fashion. And you will hear the songs still sung at summer festivals in the Border towns, songs that recall brave days of old and especially the courage of the brave men who rode with their king to Flodden Field.

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Unknown:
Bonnie Kilmeny
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Muckle Mou
Unknown:
Flodden Field.

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