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Getaway Weekend coming up! (2 msgs)

2026-06-11 10:52:58.367

Hey Folks -- The Folklore Society of Greater Washington is hoping you will join us in early October (Oct 2-5, to be exact) for our annual Getaway weekend! We're planning a great weekend of music and fellowship, full of singaround sessions, mini-concerts, instructional sessions and more, plus lots o...

Rahm Goran Update (Mudcatter Guran) (2 msgs)

2026-06-11 10:07:59.133

I have had a communication from Goran to say he is still with us ,Just.
In his words he had one foot in the grave but managed to pull it out again so good news.
Al...

'Jesus Saves' parodies (26 msgs)

2026-06-11 07:43:05.963

So, how many variant verses are there to the "Jesus Saves" silliness (to the tune of "The Battlehymn of the Republic"? I've only run into a few: Jesus puts his money in the Chase Manhattan Bank (x3)
Jesus saves, Jesus saves, Jesus saves. Jesus walks on water; he's the lifeguard at our ...

Seeking 'Limeliters/Live' CD--1991 (1 msgs)

2026-06-11 07:39:26.607

I was revisiting some of my older CDs, and I came across this one.

“The Limeliters: Alive in Concert” From 1991.

When I tried to play it on four different known-good CD players, it would not play. If anyone has a copy of this that they would like to part with, or even allow m...

Lyr Req/Add: Lily Langtry (New Christy Minstrels) (16 msgs)

2026-06-11 07:15:38.753

Does anyone know the lyrics for "Lily Langtry" by the New Christy Minstrels? I have the vaguest idea of what it is about. I know there is something to do with a judge, but I can't understand what the storyline is about and I'd really like to know. I know it's on Definitive New Christy Minstrels and ...

Fastnet Maritime Festival June 19-21, 2026 (11 msgs)

2026-06-11 07:15:20.84

The Fastnet Maritime and Folk Festival in Ballydehob, West Cork, is scheduled for June 19 to 21, 2026. It is a weekend celebration featuring sea songs, folk music, dance displays, craft markets, and traditional Irish music sessions.Festival HighlightsMusic & Dance: The festival brings together shant...

Alabama Fiddle Tunes - Civil War (6 msgs)

2026-06-10 15:03:06.04

The Atmore [Ala.] Spectrum (Oct. 22, 1908) announced an upcoming "fiddlers' contest" in Mobile for members of the Confederate Veterans of Alabama - few of them under 60 at that point.

The announcement says that "Selections will be confined to the following list," presumably because these...

Origins: The Moo Cow Song (17 msgs)

2026-06-10 14:39:43.053

At our village street party I was speaking to one of our neighbours who is now in her 70s. She knows I am interested in folk music and started telling me about a song she learnt from her grandmother, her cousin was there and they sung it to me, a very nice job they made of it too.
She said that...

California Fiddle Tunes 100 Years Ago (2 msgs)

2026-06-10 11:58:07.44

The Gustine [Calif.] Standard, Oct. 15, 1936 called attention to the extensive repertoire of a fiddler named Arthur Smith. Smith’s age is unfortunately not given, but the pieces he played are nearly all in the oral/aural tradition: no ragtime hits, no parlor tunes. “Hail to the Chief” and “Hail Col...

Current etiquette re choruses etc (25 msgs)

2026-06-10 11:49:13.677

I'm presuming it's still OK to join in on choruses at folk clubs and sessions. Or do you have to be invited now?
Verses, of course, are another matter although that's occasionally acceptable especially at significant moments.

How about concerts though?

I went to see Richar...

ADD: Fantail Fanny (12 msgs)

2026-06-10 11:34:00.437

There's no mention of this song in the Mudcat threads or database. Here's what I know about it:

Fantail Fanny

Fantail Fanny, the girl with the quadruple screw…

Notes:

This was composed by an officer aboard the Light Cruiser USS Columbia for a musical show...