LadyJean.

I appreciate your comments. I didn't know that you grew up in East Liberty-the section of Pittsburgh where I live now...

So you're Really my homie!

I found the story of your grandfather to be particularly interesting and emotionally compelling. Thanks for sharing it. Churches are still spliting up because of serious and not so serious reasons.

Re: those "where or where song" In my head when I read them, I sung the words to the tune "Paw Paw Patch".

I couldn't get the Mudcat Search engine to work [or I got impatient waiting for it to work] so I checked out google and found that song and the tune here:

http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/pawpawpatch.htm

I had never known there was a religious version of this song. And given the way secular songs work-its probably that the religious version came first...but its likely we will never know.


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I'm sorry, Shambles for going off topic so much in this thread.

The topic of Black Gospel music is very important to me, and I admit to getting swept away in the history of that topic more than in your specific question of the Gaelic roots of that music form.

I very much recognize that this general discussion is far afield from the specific topic of gospel music in gaelic. If this thread remains open, I'll henceforth limit any comments I make to that specific topic.

Perhaps there is another thread on Black Gospel Music. If no such thread exist yet-and if someone wants to start one, I'll probably join in the discussion. I think I've started enough threads for a while...

Again, sorry. I meant no harm.