Michael,

A brief release in the US usually means the film was available only in "selected cities" -- sometimes just NY and LA, sometimes the 10 or 20 largest markets, but never New Orleans.

It is fairly common to hear about a notable "indy" film, like a Sundance winner, etc., and then never have it released in a theater here. We'll know about such a film, and know we have to wait for the videotape or DVD. But "Evelyn" was something neither of us had ever even heard of. Peggy grabbed it off the shelf on a whim, only because it was set in Ireland.

Back to the song: when I heard it in the film, it was vaguely familiar, and I figured it was something I "should" already have known better than I do. I was willing to risk chastisement at my ignorance by posting a "Lyr Req" here without even knowing the title, because I was sure such a thread would reveal alternate versions, history, controversy, etc.

Turns out I didn't have to post the request, someone beat me to it. I wouldn't have known the title on my own, but recognized "Parting Glass" as part of the final line of the one verse I heard in the movie. I figured "that's got to be it," and it was.

Had I just looked up the lyrics on my own, and had I never seen this thread, I would never have heard of Voice Squad -- that alone promises to be worth the price of admisison...

Pops