The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #131826   Message #2982619
Posted By: GUEST
08-Sep-10 - 04:23 PM
Thread Name: Child Ballads survived in oral trad.
Subject: RE: Child Ballads survived in oral trad.
Steve: "I disagree on 'Acre of Land'. There is a relatively scarce progression from versions of 'Cambric Shirt' into 'Acre of Land' although I prefer to think of 'Acre of Land' nowadays as an autonomous song in its widespread form as it is so different in meaning to the riddles."

I don't think we are in disagreement, Steve - I think it's an autonomous song as well. How do mean, a 'scarce' progression - are there any intermediate variants?

Roberto: My tune for 'Young Hunting' does come from Martin McDonagh, but my verses are collated pretty extensively from those earlier versions in ESPB that retained the supernatural crime detection methods.