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Thread #110781   Message #2327852
Posted By: greg stephens
28-Apr-08 - 02:37 PM
Thread Name: Miss Austen Reels
Subject: RE: Miss Austen Reels
I am always irritated when all traditional music in movies or TV, whether in England, Irealnd, Wales or Scotland, has to be vaguely "contemporary Celtic". But, having said that, it can be pointed out that Drowsie Maggie appears in plenty of English tunebooks roughly contemporary with Jane Austen.