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EnglishFolkfan	Seasonal Quiz 2010 (60* d)	RE: Seasonal Quiz 2010	27 Nov 10
Question 10 'The Hunt is Up' "William Irwin (1822-1889) The following notes are a digest of Greg Stephens' excellent article, 'A Really First-Rate Country Fiddler', which you can read in full online at harbourtownrecords.com It 'involved going around the village at night on Christmas Eve, wishing the inhabitants "Merry Christmas" by name outside each house', and playing the tune, 'The Hunt Is Up' - hence the name of the custom. William Wordsworth (1770-1850) describes one such Christmas visit, as Stephens points out, in the introductory poem to his River Duddon sonnets." Quoted from: Pete Cooper Notes on English Fiddle Tunes Yes, to get to the above I Googled it by using 'william wordsworth west gallery music' I was thinking along the lines of Wordsworth visiting Thos Hardy country, but it seems he didn't leave Cumbria to experience the home visit caroling custom. I also found a link showing he spent a Christmas visit in his youth to Hawkshead.

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