Missed this thread first time round....

A few years ago I sang a (short) version of The Clarin's Mossy Banks at a session in a pub, concentrating on the verses relating to coursing hares - because I love the image in the final verse where his reaction to hearing the final trumpet is to think "Jeez, lads! We're off again - where's me dog?". Anyway, a woman, one of the musicians in the group, came up to me afterwards and said: "I hate blood sports - especially coursing. But - that man obviously loved his dogs!".

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