[PW] Re: [Forwarded Question] McFairsham

[swguardian-stumpers at yahoo.com]

Peter E. Blau sent this off list and since he apparently is having truble posting,I am posting this for the archives.  A harty thanks to Peter Macinnis for the clue that made it possible to find this.
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  Many thanks . . . quite likely that's it, and I greatly appreciate your help.
   
       With best regards,
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Peter E. Blau 
7103 Endicott Court 
Bethesda, MD 20817-4401 
(301-229-5669)
   
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From: swguardian-stumpers at yahoo.com 

  Is that "McPherson's Rant"? About the hanging of the supposed "Robin Hood" style rogue MacPherson, who was hanged at Banff in 1700. Apparently many a young lady, daughters of wealthy nobles and even possibly a few wives of the same, had their hearts broken at his passing. 
   
  Words and Music at: 
  http://www.folkinfo.org/songs/displaysong.php?songid=272
    
Peter Macinnis <petermacinnis at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
  More success may be found if he looks for McPhairson or other similar 
variants of McPherson, I suspect.

I probably have the song in a book that has been packed away in 
anticipation of a move, but I can recall no more than that it MAY be 
"McPherson's Lament", which can be easily Googled.

peter

John Franklin wrote:
> [I am passing this question along for Peter E. Blau 
> (blau7103 at comcast.net), who seems to be unable to post for some 
> bizarre reason. (And in a minute, I'm going to write to our hosts to 
> see if there's any sign of his messages in the mail logs.) If you 
> wish to send a private reply, make sure to use the correct address.]
> I'm seeking information about a Scottish song sung in the 19th 
> century containing the word "McFairsham" in the title or the lyrics. 
> Sorry to pose a query wit h so little information, but . . .
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> --
> Peter E. Blau
> 7103 Endicott Court
> Bethesda, MD 20817-4401
> (301-229-5669)
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