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Thread #32153 Message #422641
Posted By: Joan from Wigan
21-Mar-01 - 04:28 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: I'm not a pheasant plucker...
Subject: RE: Tune Req: I'm not a pheasant plucker...
"The Pheasant Pluckers" are a folk duo from south west Cumbria (UK), being Chris Driver and Tony Farrell. They use the Pheasant Plucking Song as their "theme" song, and the words appear on their website (same version as in the DT). They say they have one version of the tune (which doesn't appear on the website), and that as far as they know only one recording of the song has been made, but they would be interested to know if anyone knows of any more. They can be contacted via e-mail through their site. Blue clicky things are still beyond me, but Chris Driver's home page can be found at http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~mentor01/index.htm
There is also a poem called "The Pheasant-plucker" written by Frances Lane. This can be found at http://www.poetandpeasant.com/frances%20web%20pages/phez.htm
The song which micca referred to, which I sang at the White Lion gathering, is one I wrote in 1979, being then unaware of any other ditties of the same name. I shall follow your advice, micca, and post the words, but in a new thread.
Joan