The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #8116   Message #1465384
Posted By: Anglo
19-Apr-05 - 11:16 AM
Thread Name: Band o' Shearers - Shear what?
Subject: RE: Band O' Shearers - Shear what?
Looking at the illuminative post from John Nolan up at the top (from many years ago!) I note the reference to the one who ties the sheaves as the "bandster." I'd always wondered about the word (from the song "Johnny Sangster") but had never tried to look into it.

Maybe he was the one who got the cornet :-)