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Dave Pierce is a songwriter who has been performing in folk and acoustic music clubs since the early 70's. His songs are rooted in the English and American folk traditions. Based near Cambridge since 2014, he is a regular at a number of local venues. He released his first EP, sighting Shots, in 2017.
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The Blacksmith and the Toffee-maker

By Dave | February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 by Dave

Based on a folk-tale found in the autobiographical novel “Cider With Rosie” by Laurie Lee. A couple of years after I wrote it, I discovered that Jake Thackray had had the same idea and recorded his own version. However, mine is a completely different song.

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