The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #118069   Message #2551488
Posted By: Steve Gardham
28-Jan-09 - 07:11 PM
Thread Name: Origins: point of nonsensical refrain folk music
Subject: RE: Origins: point of nonsensical refrain folk music
Gaelic song has had very little influence on the English language songs. Just a handful of macaronic songs have come through into the English language, songs like Suil Agrah, but even that song has English origins in most of its verses. Gaelic and English language song have so little in common that it's not surprising there is only minimal crossover. Any crossover is more likely to be found in Gaelic-speaking parts of Canada than the British Isles.