Dancing Queen writes:   Some time ago I read in a small section of the paper about a song that I love.  There is of course many lovely versions, sometimes slow or sometimes a little faster.  No matter what tempo or version, I just love the song.  It is called "When you and I were young Maggie".  I found out that it was originally a poem by a Canadian teacher called George Washington Johnson.  Maggie was his pupil with whom he fell in love with and married in 1864.  It was also published in 1864 in a collection entitled Maple Leaves.  It was set to music by James Butterfield and was first recorded in 1905.   This knowledge I read in the Advertiser and thought that some people who love the song maybe interested in its history.  I play the Clawhammer version but have since heard it played by so many other instruments other than the Banjo.  I just love it.

                                                       A Maggie fan, Lesley.