Just found the website meself last night...

Alice: I guess me work here is done, then, if someone read the thread and checked them out. *polishes knuckles on vest*

Sorcha: It amazed me, too, at first, even after performing both genres, I'm discovering new associations. The crossover has something to do with the fact that working as a drover allowed a man his freedom and allowed him to enjoy life, while still doing good, honest work. Also something about the choices at the time when people were coming to the countries- make low pay working as a miner or on a rail line, where you're identified by your nationality, not your personality, or go South and work on the range, making low pay still, but being judged on who - not what - you were. There's a group called "The Sons of the San Joaquin," who do a song called "Just Can't Be Seen from the Road," about how the cowboy way of life still exists, but it's not something you can really see. I think it was some of those unseen qualities that drew a lot of Scots/Irish immigrants to the ranches and drives.

I'm just hoping Wilkie & Co. decide to make it down to TX at some point in time. I'd love to see them, but don't have the time to go to the big gatherings like the one in Elko (though a friend of mine goes... I may ask him to pick up Drover Road for me whilst he's there. Hrmm... ideas)

Since I've gotten this CD, I've been listening to a mix of the folk music from both genres on mix on my computer almost nonstop. For some reason, I had the sudden urge yesterday to play "Oh, Bury Me Not (On the Lone Prarie)" on the bagpipes. (Along with a set of Flower of Scotland/Scotland the Brave/Dixie) Also realized that I have lost the words and tunes for most of my cowboy stuff. Greatly disturbed, but I had to type up my music again, anyhoo, since most of it bit the silicon dust when I reformatted. (Thank God for the DT!) Now, if I can just find a way to work the Kerobushka (Horobushko, Korobushka, Kerabushke, etc) in to a set with a cowboy tune, I'll be ecstatic.

Any ideas?
-J