as Triona Ni Dhomhnaill introduces 'sixteen come sunday' on the live Bothy Band CD ...she gives it another name !! which if my ears dont deceive me sounds a bit rude.
does anyone know what she says ? if so do you know what the origin of that name is ???
I listened to the song to check; i heard the same thing that you did: or Tw.t again:
i didn't know the word, but a quick search on google, gave me some clues..
Paul
It's just "twattigan" or "twaddigan" ... a bit of the mouth music in the chorus. Not rude. Mind you not that use of the word whereof you think would get you hung in Ireland where the word has about as much shock value as "flip" or "flute" or "eejit".
I'm suddenly reminded of a dirty joke from prepubescence where an airline attendant is asking passengers, 'Would you like some TWA coffee? Or some TWA tea?' (snicker snicker)
Reminds me of the overseas visitor to Edinburgh who asked for the directions to Heriot Watt (University). Try different pronounciations and you'll see what I mean. :>))
To get back on topic (!), I think "sixteen come Sunday" is a Somerset folk song. The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams used it in an orchestral folk music suite he wrote.
Trevor
sixteen come sunday
sixteen come sunday
as Triona Ni Dhomhnaill introduces 'sixteen come sunday' on the live Bothy Band CD ...she gives it another name !! which if my ears dont deceive me sounds a bit rude.
does anyone know what she says ? if so do you know what the origin of that name is ???
this has bemused me for some time !
# Posted on February 4th 2004 by DeffGoat
Re: sixteen come sunday
I listened to the song to check; i heard the same thing that you did: or Tw.t again:
i didn't know the word, but a quick search on google, gave me some clues..
Paul
# Posted on February 4th 2004 by paul95
Re: sixteen come sunday
It's just "twattigan" or "twaddigan" ... a bit of the mouth music in the chorus. Not rude. Mind you not that use of the word whereof you think would get you hung in Ireland where the word has about as much shock value as "flip" or "flute" or "eejit".
# Posted on February 4th 2004 by Aidan Crossey
Re: sixteen come sunday
I saw some email (or was it a web article?) last week talking about timepieces:
item 9: Gold Wris*deleted*ch.
Brainless net censors! I never knew it was deemed a rude word by anyone.
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by rog
Re: sixteen come sunday
I'm suddenly reminded of a dirty joke from prepubescence where an airline attendant is asking passengers, 'Would you like some TWA coffee? Or some TWA tea?' (snicker snicker)
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by emily_bmore
Re: sixteen come sunday
Reminds me of the overseas visitor to Edinburgh who asked for the directions to Heriot Watt (University). Try different pronounciations and you'll see what I mean. :>))
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by John J.
Re: sixteen come sunday
and what will you get for me !!!!
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by breandan
Re: sixteen come sunday
To get back on topic (!), I think "sixteen come Sunday" is a Somerset folk song. The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams used it in an orchestral folk music suite he wrote.
Trevor
# Posted on February 7th 2004 by Trevor Jennings