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Stool of Repentance

19 Sep 98 - 09:56 AM (#38600)
Subject: Stool of Repentance
From: Jack Hickman

Greetings All

The band to which I belong has started playing a jig with the title "Stool of Repentance." We play this in a set with "Father O'Flynn". I like to be able to talk about the significance of the title of a tune, but I'm afraid the "Stool of Repentance" has me stumped.

Can anyone enlighten me?

GRMA

Jack Hickman


19 Sep 98 - 10:37 AM (#38604)
Subject: RE: Stool of Repentance
From: John M

Sounds to me like a hangover thing ! A little like kneel before the porcelain God !!!!!


19 Sep 98 - 11:41 AM (#38608)
Subject: RE: Stool of Repentance
From: Bruce O.

Scots. It's the stool on which malefactors were required to sit. It's called the cutty-stool in a song commencing "As I came in by Fisherraw" appended to "Bogi-Don" in the Scarce Songs file on my website. www.erols.com/olsonw


19 Sep 98 - 12:53 PM (#38614)
Subject: RE: Stool of Repentance
From: The Shambles

It's bad Shit, man............Sorry.