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Thread #25499   Message #300293
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
18-Sep-00 - 08:14 PM
Thread Name: The 'gypsy jew' in Rel.Songs of Alabama
Subject: RE: The 'gypsy jew' in Rel.Songs of Alabama
Well the harp in there sounds like it's one with strings; I've always understood that Jaws Harp is false back etymology for what has normally been called the Jews Harp. Here is a site about a festival and a guild devoted to the instrument. Maybe people thought there was something disparaging about the name.