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# Tabor in the library
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/tabor-in-the-library/
- Published: 2004-03-26T10:06:38.000Z
- Updated: 2022-12-23T18:13:40.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Misc, Books

I always like seeing comments like the one below where the library has played some role in personal development or fulfilment. 

> Long, long ago, almost 40 years ago in fact, I borrowed a record from my school library. It was called The Jupiter Book of Ballads, and the most important thing about it (apart from a stunning recitation of McGonagall's Tay Bridge Disaster by John Laurie, alias Private Fraser of Dad's Army) was that some of the Ballads were *sung*. To someone accustomed to seeing them only as printed lyrics in a school anthology of poetry, this was a revelation. And so began a life-long love affair with the Ballads of the English (and Scots) speaking peoples. \[[An Echo of Hooves](https://www.brightfieldproductions.co.uk/an%5Fecho%5Fof%5Fhooves.htm?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]

June Tabor is a major English traditional singer.

**Note 23 December 2022**: Wikipedia and other biographical notes say that June Tabor worked as a librarian before becoming a singer. I have not tracked down further detail, but should.