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Have Balfa Camp Songs been announced?

I am looking forward to showing up for a couple half days if I can and wanted to knoew if the "Camp Songs", that is those three songs that that are focused on every year, had been announced. Anyone know?

Janet

Re: Have Balfa Camp Songs been announced?

Camp songs 2008:
Quand j'etais pauvre
Allons à Lafayette
Les mémoires dans mon coeur

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Good pick, although I don't know the 3rd one.

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Jesse Lege song, beautiful waltz.

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Original version by Emylou Harris. Beautiful too.

Christian

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Even older (Kitty Wells) from the comments on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBrvTRFNqf4

Christian

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I sure didnt know that.

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I did not know the original version. But look at that, it is also on YouTube (link). I like it very much too. But Emmylou's version is still my favorite.

Christian



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