Tune Req: Folksingers in Love

Subject: Folksingers in Love
From: GUEST,Hal Davis
Date: 06 May 02 - 08:25 PM

This is a three-cushion shot.

Cindy Anderson ([e-mail]) queried Toronto folk singer Marie-Lynn Hammond:

My husband [King] and I remember seeing you at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival in 1991, and hearing you sing a song called (I think) "Folksingers in Love". We have been trying, unsuccessfully, to find the lyrics and/or author of the song ever since. (I've also scoured the internet, using every search term that I could think of.) It was kind of a spoof of folk songs and folksingers generally, and we got quite a kick out of it (old "folksingers" that we are). Would you perchance remember the song and be able to help us find it? It would mean a lot to us.

Thank you for your time, King and Cindy Anderson

"Canadian love, oh Canadian love -- it's either forty below or it's ninety above..." -- M.L.Hammond (from her song Canadian Love) http://www.marielynnhammond.com =============================== Marie-Lynn ([e-mail])responded:

Hi there,

Sounds like a great tune but it's not mine, alas! Does anyone from the festival remember? (Of course, it could be a whole new crew runningthings now...)

Have you posted to some of those folk music lists where people seem to know everything?

[then she dragged me into it]

I'm not on one myself, but am ccing a folk-fan friend who is a journalist and who is very good at ferreting out info.

Good luck!

Marie-Lynn Hammond =================== I've been lurking here for a while, and thought I'd post the query. Mudcat's lyric database didn't seem to have it. You might want to respond directly to the Andersons as well.

Hal Davis

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Folksingers in Love
From: Amos
Date: 07 May 02 - 12:39 AM

A real Mudcat mystery -- I'd love to hear a song by that title!

A

Subject: RE: folksingers in love
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 07 May 02 - 03:44 PM

I'd like to see the lyrics too, but I don't think you should post other people's e-mail addresses without their express permission. You appear to have copied the messages off another website - ? ... you could have summarised the query in your own words and avoided any privacy and copyright issues.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Folksingers in Love
From: RichM
Date: 07 May 02 - 05:52 PM

Marie Lynn Hammond is a professional musician. Her website and personal musical information is available from a simple search via Google. I don't think she minds.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Folksingers in Love
From: GUEST,Cindy Anderson
Date: 08 May 02 - 12:31 AM

Cindy Anderson doesn't mind either. If anyone can help me solve this mystery and wants to email me privately, they are more than welcome to do so!