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02 Mar 08 - 02:28 PM (#2277519) Subject: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: Beer In this particular song there is a line that goes like this. " I was a ( conchie/konchie) in the war". What does the word Conchie/Konchie (spelling?)mean? Beer (adrien) |
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02 Mar 08 - 02:31 PM (#2277526) Subject: RE: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: Noah Zacharin without knowing for sure, I'd guess conscientious objector. n |
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02 Mar 08 - 02:37 PM (#2277533) Subject: RE: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: Big Mick Exactly right. |
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02 Mar 08 - 02:47 PM (#2277544) Subject: RE: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: Charley Noble Absolutely! Charley Noble |
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02 Mar 08 - 02:49 PM (#2277545) Subject: RE: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: GUEST,DonMeixner There was a thread that we bashed this song to bits some months back. Don |
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02 Mar 08 - 03:49 PM (#2277611) Subject: RE: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: Beer Thanks fellows. will try and locate that thread Don. |
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02 Mar 08 - 05:42 PM (#2277700) Subject: RE: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: Leadfingers And it is usually spelt with a C , as in Conschie . |
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02 Mar 08 - 09:27 PM (#2277891) Subject: RE: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: Anglo In the lyrics provided with Stan's LP, it's spelled "conshie." |
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03 Mar 08 - 06:10 AM (#2278058) Subject: RE: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: maeve Here you go, Beer: Harris & the Mare discussion maeve |
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03 Mar 08 - 07:19 AM (#2278099) Subject: RE: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: Beer Thank you maeve. I just finished reading all of those post's and wondered why I didn't participate. In looking at the dates I realized I was very busy with our folk festival and wouldn't have had the time. When I heard the the line "I was a conscie in the war". I thought at first it was some sort of rank or a special unit like the "Black Watch". Man was I off. |
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03 Mar 08 - 11:38 PM (#2278923) Subject: RE: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: Beer Ooooh!, I shouldn't be doing this but i have to ask as it was not looked at in the thread that maeve directed me to. When Stan says "I was a conscie in the war" it means to me that he was in the war does it not? If he was an objector, wouldn't it be more appropriate to say, " I was a conscie against the war". Just a thought. |
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04 Mar 08 - 12:07 AM (#2278928) Subject: RE: Harris and the Mare by Stan Rogers From: GUEST,DonMeixner I can't speak for Canada but in the US it wasn't unusual for Conscientious Objectors to serve as Medics and ambulance drivers. Not all COs refused to serve. Just to fight. And as medics they were in harms way just as often as front line troops. Don |