The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #10238   Message #70605
Posted By: Dr John
13-Apr-99 - 02:07 PM
Thread Name: 'Real Folk' vs 'Stroke Folk'
Subject: RE: 'Real Folk' vs 'Stroke Folk'
We need the introduction and the notes all right. There's a wonderful song called (what sounds like) "Runnin' for the Yoddun"; I think my record is by Johnny Handle. Without an explanation of both the dialect and jargon would such a song have died out? It would certainly have been totally incomprehensible not only outside the North East of England but outside the mining community. DrJohn