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Thread #54069   Message #835266
Posted By: IanC
26-Nov-02 - 07:31 AM
Thread Name: Quiz: Not ANOTHER Alphabet Quiz
Subject: RE: Quiz: Not ANOTHER Alphabet Quiz
Well done ...

E - Eskdale Hare
Q - Queensland Overlander (Queensland Rover)

R's Scottish!

Some notes

"Cushie Butterfield" ...one of George (Geordie) Ridley's classic tyneside music hall songs, written to a tradiytional tune. "Cush" or "Cushie" is a commonly used word for "Cow" in most of rural England and "Butterfield" no doubt also adds to the amusement. George Ridley was born in 1834 and died, at the age of 30, in 1864.

"Don't Get Married, Girls" ... Leon Rosselson's dig at wedded bliss. Leon started writing songs seriously (and humourously) in the early 1950s and hasn't stopped yet. His song The World Turned Upside Down is sung across the globe, and dozens of others are standars on the political song scene.

"The Eskdale Hare" - Written by Gus Gomersall. The only version I have is sung by "Swan Arcade". Eskdale is just south of Scafell Pike in the (English) Lake District.


:-)