Olden Days

DESCRIPTION: Kate is married in "1602." There's a dance followed by drink, partying, and a friendly fight.
AUTHOR: Chris Cobb
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Peacock)
KEYWORDS: wedding fight dancing drink music party humorous brawl
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Peacock, pp. 79-80, "Olden Days" (1 text, 1 tune)
ADDITIONAL: Roger deV. Renwick, _Recentering Anglo/American Folksong: Sea Crabs and Wicked Youths_, University Press of Mississippi, 2001, p. 66, "Olden Days" (1 text)
Roud #9951
NOTES [39 words]: Peacock writes "Chris Cobb is, of course, kidding about the date '1602.' The wedding party actually took place in Barred Islands, and Cris composed this song to commemorate the event and to entertain the people who had been there." - BS
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