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- ↑ "For As Many As Will" . Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ "The Young May Moon" . Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ "SAM LEE RELEASES NEW SINGLE 'THE MOON SHINES BRIGHT' FEATURING ELIZABETH FRASER" . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ ""Mercury-Prize Nominated Singer & Song Collector Sam Lee Releases New Single Feat. Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser The Moon Shines Bright'"" . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "The Moon Shines Bright - EFDSS" . Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ "The Moon Shines Bright - MudCat" . Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ "The Moon Shines Bright - MainlyNorfolk" . Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ "A Folk Song A Day: Song List" . Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "365 Days Of Folk: Song List" . Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "The Moon Shines Bright". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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