minstrel: When was it writ?

[Myra Hope Bobbitt]

Greetings, Solomon!

Http://www.contemplator.com/folk/ashgrv2.html  has this to report:

'[Ash Grove, or Llwyn On, is] ...one of the few Welsh Folk songs that has 
become part of the folk song heritage all over the world. According to 
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, it appeared "in a mutilated form 
as "Cease Your Funning" in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera in 1728.'

Good luck!

~Leucum


----Original Message Follows----
From: Solomon Matisoff <SolomonM at asta-engineering.com>
To: minstrel at pbm.com
Subject: minstrel: When was it writ?
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 14:34:33 -0500

Good Afternoon, one and all,

Along with my attempts to learn period pieces I'm trying to filk period
pieces in a period style.  (Only in Modern English; I just can't manage
other languages...  Yet...)

So last night on a drive home I came upon a filk for Ashgrove.  My searches
have come up only with the unhelpful words "Traditional" and I'm trying to
date the tune to period.  Often "Trad." means "Slightly Pre-Victorian" or
"My Mom Sang It To Me" and is totally out.  Does anyone have a go/no go on
its creation date?

Thanks,
	Solomon

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