Eric, if you're still around, I didn't say or imply I doubted Tom Anderson's explanation of his tune's origin. (And if you reread my post it is clear I did read the thread first). I was confused by the coincidence of names with "Da Other Slockit Light" tale and its various musical spinoffs. And I believe that I have heard Anderson's tune used in reference to the other event. Doesn't mean that was the composer's intention, but I still think it's reasonable to expect he would be familiar with this well-known mystery from his part of the world, and that it was referred to by the same name.

Thanks for the lead, cyder drinker. I'll look that up.

Now Eric, perhaps you can save this thread and reply around 2009, we could go for the slowest-paced argument on Mudcat.

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