> "diddly" = Irish tunes in the modern style, > ie "how fast can the fiddles and banjos and whistles play them?" > "humpty" = English, mostly Morris dance tunes, > played with button melodeons and anglo and english > "threepenny bit" shaped concertinas, (and some fiddles) > all of which performances bear an uncanny resemblance > to "Nelly the Elephant". Ah well, the first ain't nuffin' to do wiv me, guv, but I guess I'll have to own up to the latter at Sue's. Chris
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