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Steve Gardham	Origins: Maid of Cockenzie (48)	RE: Origins: Maid of Cockenzie	30 Sep 18
Hi Jack I'm happy it was written in Edinburgh, and some of the language and ideas are certainly broadside writer material, but there is also a heavy nod to the muckle ballads in there, so written by somebody with that sort of background c1800. I'm intrigued but have a few ideas as to how and who. Would just like to see a few other ideas before I express my full opinions. There are actually ballads in Child that have similar mixtures, especially among the higher numbers. 293 John of Hazelgreen springs to mind. Amazing co-incidence that this is also set near Edinburgh and possibly the west coast (Hazley Green is near Wigtown, I know Wigton is in Cumbria but Wigtown may have been intended.

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