The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #36808   Message #511881
Posted By: CET
21-Jul-01 - 07:35 AM
Thread Name: ADD: The Big Hewer (Ewan MacColl)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The big hewer
Thanks for the lyrics. I transcribed this song from the singing of Ian Robb on "From Different Angels", but I was never able to figure out some of the place names and mining terms.

Is the Big Hewer somebody that Ewan MacColl created in this song, or is he a mythical figure in English folklore, a la Paul Bunyan? Ian Robb's notes say the latter.

CET