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Thread #61859   Message #727694
Posted By: nutty
11-Jun-02 - 01:40 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Where is Cowdenknowes?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broom of Cowdencowes
The difference lies in the broadside wording Malcolm ..... it is not "Liddesdale" (which is an area of Scotland) but "Liddersdale" which together with the mention of Danby Forest places the action in the North of England ---- thats the way I read it but I would accept that the song be considered Anglo/Scottish