And I'm interested in the Yan Tan Tethera thing...you know (of course) that these Cumbrian sheep-counting rhymes seem to half-preserve Brythonic numbers, like welsh un dau tri pedwar...so what was the reasoning behind the way you used them? It sounds wonderful!
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hope the CD prints went ok.....it was wonderful seeing you last night. I will nver read another Derek Mahon! x
And I'm interested in the Yan Tan Tethera thing...you know (of course) that these Cumbrian sheep-counting rhymes seem to half-preserve Brythonic numbers, like welsh un dau tri pedwar...so what was the reasoning behind the way you used them? It sounds wonderful!
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