31 July 2019

A is for All My Trials

All My Trials is a folk song, popular during the Fifties and the Sixties. A traditional ballad from the 19th century, it is full of biblical and religious imagery.

Among the artists to have recorded the song are Harry Belafonte, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and Peter, Paul and Mary. Paul McCartney's version is arguably the best-known having spent 6 weeks in the UK Singles Chart in 1990.

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