Back from seeing Scottish traditional folk band The Tannahill Weavers in the village hall at Dry Doddington, a village near us. They closed with this version of Auld Lang Syne by Robbie Burns. There was not an empty seat, and everyone had a great time.
Very nice — much nicer that the version we hear in the U.S. every New Year's Eve. This sounds so much closer to the original.
ReplyDeleteIt was a really enjoyable evening with friends. Music, good company, a flask of coffee. Who could wish for anything more?
ReplyDeleteWhy is Doddington Dry?
ReplyDeleteAs someone said last night, Dominic, it sounds rather like a skin condition ( 'I've got a slight touch of the Dry Doddington's) to which one might have to apply something like a poultice. Actually, I've no idea. There's a pub, so that's not the reason.
ReplyDeleteDry Doddington?
ReplyDeleteAny relation to the other Doddington?
A little research uncovered the fact that the name means: "the dry estate of a man called Dodda", although why the estate of the man Dodda was dry is anyone's guess. A quick dig around suggests it might at least go back to the Normans and French place-names that include "sec" (e.g., Secheville).
ReplyDeleteOff the top of my head, the word 'Dodda' suggests to me a Viking name, Dominic (lots of Viking influence round here) rather than Norman — I'm thinking of the word 'Edda', the old Norse collection of poetry and myth.
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