The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #73581   Message #1277330
Posted By: sharyn
21-Sep-04 - 10:36 AM
Thread Name: Origins: When/where did 'Peg and Awl' turn up?
Subject: RE: Origins: When/where did'Peg and Awl' turn up?
Great reference, Bev and Jerry. Thank you. It looks like the machine was produced in Massachusetts by the 1860s. I know the song turned up in North Carolina by 1929 (Carolina Tarheels). Anyone know of any Massachusetts versions, or other history of the song?