Mudcat Café message #1068249

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Thread #2933 Message #1068249
Posted By: GUEST
09-Dec-03 - 01:45 AM
Thread Name: Background: StephenFoster's 'Hard Times'
Subject: RE: Background: StephenFoster song

I've always thought of the potato famine in connection with the lyrics.What about the music though? It reminds me of The Wearing of the Green .