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Thread #3049 Message #2420533
Posted By: GUEST,Marymac90
23-Aug-08 - 02:48 AM
Thread Name: Eppie Morie: What does it all mean?
Subject: RE: Eppie Morie: What does it all mean?
Alex Dobkin's version is mentioned above, and I, for one, like it a lot. It's on her "Lavender Jane Loves Women". Dobkin came from Philly and was "just" a folksinger before she made a bigger name for herself doing lesbian and feminist songs. She has a great voice, really strong, perfect for those eastern European women's folksongs that are traditionally sung at a high volume. She has some of those on "Lavender Jane" too.
As far as the translation of the Scots dialect, the authenticity of various lyrics, and the dates attributed to the collection of various versions, I'm not going near any of that with a ten foot pole! I'm leaving that to the musicologists, historians, linguists, and other scholars, amateur or professional. All I know is I like the song!