The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #119826   Message #4015636
Posted By: GUEST,Mike Yates
27-Oct-19 - 06:41 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Slough-foot Sue? / Slewfoot Sue
Subject: RE: Origins: Slough-foot Sue? / Slewfoot Sue
I once recorded a tune from a banjo player in Virginia. The tape was still running when I asked him the name of the tune. I thought that he said 'Slow Foot' and guessed that it was some sort of dance tune. Later, Frank Weston heard the recording and burst out laughing when he realised that the performer had said 'Slew Foot'. According to Frank, who knew the tune, it was used for a song about a bear called 'Slew Foot'! Presumably this would be a different song to the one mentioned above.