The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #71390 Message #1220903
Posted By: Joe Offer
07-Jul-04 - 04:07 PM
Thread Name: Recording CD-how to purchase rights
Subject: RE: Recording CD-how to purchase rights
Hello, Regal Royales - You might want to ask all your questions here in this thread. I think I'd disagree with MMario about "Wild Mountain Thyme." You can check all the threads (click) we have on the song. While it certainly has traditional roots in the traditional song, Braes of Balquidder, the modern Wild Mountain Thyme was most probably written by the McPeake family. This origins thread tells the story. The Digital Tradition attributes it to Jimmy McPeake, but the thread names Francis McPeake (and that's the name at Songfile.com). Note that Songfile also has attributions to Judy Collins and several others, so the issue is muddy. -Joe Offer-