Alternative 'Flowers of forest'????

Subject: Alternative 'Flowers of forest'????
From:
Date: 22 Jan 99 - 12:11 PM

God do I hate this song but there is an alternative version - anyone know it?

Subject: RE: Alternative 'Flowers of forest'????
From: Bruce O.
Date: 22 Jan 99 - 12:42 PM

There are 3 18th century songs of that title.

Jane Elliot's, "I've heard them lilting at the ewe milking" [from her MS on my website, and in Stenhouse's Illustration to The Scots Musical Museum, #63].
Mrs. Cockburn's, "I've seen the smiling of fortune beguiling". [Stenhouse's Illustrations to SMM #63.]
Mrs. John Hunter's (nee Ann Home), "Adieu, ye streams that smoothly glide" [SMM #63]

Subject: RE: Alternative 'Flowers of forest'????
From: John Nolan
Date: 22 Jan 99 - 06:51 PM

D_hand: As someone who grew up within sight of Flodden Field, I'm puzzled as to why you hate this song. Care to share?

Subject: RE: Alternative 'Flowers of forest'????
From: Barry Finn
Date: 23 Jan 99 - 12:56 AM

John, me too, & I love it & I only live nearly within sight of you. See you tomorrow over Haggis. Barry

Subject: RE: Alternative 'Flowers of forest'????
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 Jan 99 - 03:26 AM

I'm wondering whether D. Hand is referring to Eric Bogle's NO MAN'S LAND, which makes mention of the traditional THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. I like Bogle's song, but it gets performed too often and that makes it lose its edge.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Alternative 'Flowers of forest'????
From: Barry Finn
Date: 23 Jan 99 - 02:24 PM

Joe, you may be right, hadn't thought of it that way, I think so much of "The Flowers Of The Forest" I can't imagine a more beautifully sad song lamenting the loss of so many. Barry

Subject: RE: Alternative 'Flowers of forest'????
From: John Nolan
Date: 23 Jan 99 - 03:23 PM

Barry Finn...if ye dinnae get off this Internet and write yer Tae a Monica poem for tonight's Rabbie Burns poetry contest yer chances o' winning the bottle o' malt are nil, pal.

Subject: RE: Alternative 'Flowers of forest'????
From:
Date: 12 Jan 02 - 04:19 PM

Interesting. Not sure if the original requester's been answered.

Anyway, I have someone asking for chords for the Flowers of the Forest. I've been looking all afternoon, but haven't found anything. Anyone have any ideas?