The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #34638   Message #468374
Posted By: ddw
22-May-01 - 11:37 PM
Thread Name: Man Of Constant Sorrow - who wrote it?
Subject: RE: Man Of Constant Sorrow
BGG — I agree with others that it's almost certainly traditional, but I have to wonder about bluegrass musicians who think the Carters every had anything to do with bluegrass. Bill Monroe and his minions might have grassed up some old traditional tunes, but I don't think the flowed the other way.

david