The story of Burl Ives
I'm just a poor wayfarin' stranger
Travellin' through this world of woe
And there's no sickness, no toil and trouble In that fair land to which I go ...
This Is the song that has become known to millions of listeners as the signature tune of Burl Ives , one of the world's foremost singers and recorders of folk song. Tonight you can hear some of his adventures in search of the songs he sings
Produced by D. G. Bridson Second of three programmes