Welcome to Mudcat, Cindy/Tannywheeler. It's wonderful to hear from you. When I asked Peggy Seeger about this version of "Mary Hamilton" and where your mother might have found this tune, she said that I should try to get in touch with you. And here you are!

    Your Mother's song is a very interesting version of "Mary Hamilton". Do you know if she learned the song with this tune or if she picked up the tune and put it to these old words?

    Does anyone out there in Mudcatland know this tune in any other context? I know that that is a very frustrating question because I have no way of giving you this tune. You'll have to find a copy of Peggy Seeger's version mentioned above, which is almost impossible to do. But on the off chance someone has access to Vol. 4 of BLOOD & ROSES, I'm asking. Maybe someone could even put the tune on Mudcat.

    Also, does anybody have a clue about who "A.C....." might be? Could that possibly be "A.L." instead of "A.C."?   Has anyone heard a version like this in England or Scotland? I just keep asking the questions and am always interested in what they turn up.

    It's good to have you with us, Cindy.    T.O.M.