“Here’s a fat leather purse –
How the fellow did curse
When I told him to “Stand and deliver!”
Yes, that partly explains
Why I blew out his brains
And then threw his remains in the river!”

That’s just the kind of romance you’ll experience this Sunday morning on WPRB, when you join me for Harold Fraser-Simson’s “The Maid of the Mountains.” This tale of love among the brigands was one of London’s greatest stage hits during the First World War.

You’ll be able to enjoy it as part of a morning devoted to British Light Music, this Sunday from 7 to 10 EST, on WPRB 103.3 FM and wprb.com. I’ll be doing the heavy lifting in order to keep it light, on Classic Ross Amico.