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Thread #72917   Message #1260878
Posted By: John MacKenzie
31-Aug-04 - 01:46 PM
Thread Name: I need a CD of Celtic roots of bluegrass
Subject: RE: I need a CD of Celtic roots of bluegrass
Well the lovely Hedy West sings a song called The Wife Wrapped in Wethers Skin, with a 'clatter me latter me lingo' end line to each verse, and 'dan doo dan doo' between each verse line. This iis a direct descendant of The Wee Cooper o' Fife which has a similar nonsense chorus which goes, [are you ready!] 'hey willie wallochy auld John dougall haw lane quo rashity roo roo roo', and has a between verses bit 'nickety nackety noo noo noo'. Both songs tell the same story. However this is the only sonng I've related back to it's Celtic roots, mind you I'm no ethnomusicologist.
Giok