On Sat 6^th Feb Paul Gretton wrote:
My objection was to the particular performance referenced, which turns a great piece of sean nA^3s into something cloying and mawkish, The repertoire that the song comes from has real GUTS. Sorry to return to this folks but Paul's words are worthy of scrutiny. The repertoire this song comes from is not the traditional one Paul would have us believe. It is a piece of Victoriana (words/music by Kickham/Walton). The version in the link didn't butter my parsnip either but The Northumbrian version, which turns it from waltz time to 4/4 and includes some rather giveaway C#s, does little to further its traditional credentials. To say the piece is sean nA^3s is like saying The Blaydon Races is a Border Ballad. As aye Anthony -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
