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Thread #95516   Message #1941144
Posted By: kytrad (Jean Ritchie)
18-Jan-07 - 08:33 PM
Thread Name: Origins: origin of Moonshiner
Subject: RE: Origins: origin of Moonshiner
Well, y'all may learn more than you want to. About two months ago a duo of filmmakers called and wanted to interview me about ballsds. It turned out ater we hqd talked awhile that their interest had begun because they had started out by looking for and interviewing folks who knew, "Moonshiner." We had a long and (to me) interesting time-talking and visiting,they shooting footage and all the time. I sang just a demo verse for them but couldn't really sing it well as I was beginning a bad case of bronchitis which is still affecting my voice today, but even so the camerman cried! Maybe he was just sorry for me... No names as yet- I'm waiting to see what will come of this.

Yes, Don- our tune is slow and has a modal sound, sung unaccompanied and has vocal decorations as our Old Regular Bapatist hymns have. It FEELS minor- though it may not be.