John Chambers wrote:
...New England contra-dance musicians (who consider it Irish)...
So, for that matter, do Irish musicians. Even if it were Nathaniel
Gow's composition it, along with hundreds of Scots-origin tunes, can be
regarded as Irish because it has been absorbed into that tradition.
Nigel Gatherer writes:
| John Chambers wrote:
| ...New England contra-dance musicians (who consider it Irish)...
|
| So, for that matter, do Irish musicians. Even if it were Nathaniel
| Gow's composition it, along with hundreds of Scots-origin tunes, can be
| regarded as Irish because it has
John Chambers wrote:
Well, I wouldn't consider it a can of worms at all...
Can't you tell when I'm trying to whip up a juicy thread? :-)
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Nigel Gatherer writes:
| John Chambers wrote:
|
| Well, I wouldn't consider it a can of worms at all...
|
| Can't you tell when I'm trying to whip up a juicy thread? :-)
Oh, sorry, uh, I guess it's really a can of worms. Big, fat
ones that would make good troll bait.
(Hmmm ... Do trolls eat
--- John Chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nigel Gatherer writes:
| John Chambers wrote:
|
| Well, I wouldn't consider it a can of worms at
all...
|
| Can't you tell when I'm trying to whip up a juicy
thread? :-)
Oh, sorry, uh, I guess it's really a can of worms.
Big, fat
ones that
A really extreme case is the well-known contra jig Maggie Brown's
Favorite. In its original (Irish) form...
How sure are you about this, John? Nathaniel Gow put his name to it
(Miss Margaret Brown, now Lady Camden) in the early 19th century
I've never seen an Irish source quoted that
