Mudcat Café Message

sj

User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
Brian Peters	Lyr Req: The White Hare of Howden (13)	RE: Lyr Req: The White Hare of Howden	22 Apr 21
The range of the mountain hare (which turns white in winter) does extend to Saddleworth Moor near Oldham, but since most of the broadside versions of the song locate the hunt in 'Maxfield' or 'Mansfield', that may not be significant. Frank Kidson printed a version set in Howden, so Mike Waterson didn't make that bit up. I've always understood the line, 'the number of dogs they never could be found' in the sense 'the number couldn't be counted' - maybe there were just too many, apart from the twenty that made the kill?

Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.