Origin: You Married My Daughter But Yet You Didn't

Subject: Married My Daughter But Yet You Didn't
From: GUEST,Cookieless Margo
Date: 13 Sep 03 - 03:52 PM

It's a reel called "You Married My Daughter But Yet You Didn't". Does anyone have a clue as to the story behind this one? I've tried searching the web already... Margo

Subject: RE: Married My Daughter But Yet You Didn't
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Sep 03 - 04:06 PM

Hmmmm. I'm intrigued. Sounds like another version of Mixed Up Family and all its related songs. Have you heard any lyrics, Margo?
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Married My Daughter But Yet You Didn't
From: Margo
Date: 13 Sep 03 - 04:15 PM

No Joe, I've not heard any lyrics, but I have heard that is is also called "the Shoemaker reel". I don't know which title came first. It is a lovely tune. There is an example to listen to here
http://www.darsie.net/tuneweb/reel/umarried.au
Margo

Subject: RE: Married My Daughter But Yet You Didn't
From: Margo
Date: 13 Sep 03 - 04:17 PM

I just realized that my title was automatically linked to some sound samples. Boy, it's been so long since I've been on the mudcat there are all kinds of new things!

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Well, it wasn't automatic. I made the link.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Married My Daughter But Yet You Didn't
From: Willie-O
Date: 13 Sep 03 - 04:37 PM

It's a Quebecois tune, s'far as we know around here. We play it in the Blue Skies Fiddle Orchestra.

I should think the double entendre in the title is pretty obvious.

W-O

Subject: RE: Origin: You Married My Daughter But Yet You Didn't
From: GUEST,Fuzzy
Date: 04 Mar 14 - 04:23 PM

I've been hearing it played as a Barn Dance. Goes well with Lucy Farr's.