Hello everyone!
While banging away on my dissertation, I have another need for an
obscure piece of old-world folklore. Since HISTARCH is the single
greatest resource I know for obscure fragments of odd information,
here it goes--
I have found a mention of a song, and was curious if anyone knew the
song or a reference where I might find the lyrics. The reference is
as follows:
"[Potter Hansen of Hyrum, Utah,] liked to sing, and was sometimes
heard singing about the yard as he worked. One song he sang was
'There's many a slip, twixt the cup and the lip'" (Nielsen 1963:
88-89).
James J. Hansen was from Denmark (b. 1844) and immigrated to Utah in
1856 when he was 12 years old. I don't know if this song is from
Denmark, the potteries district of England, traditional American, or
perhaps unique to Utah or even an original by Hansen himself.
Anybody have thoughts as to where I might find more information?
Also, as promised, I will post a summary of my last pottery question,
but I am still contacting some of the recommended references.
Cheers,
Tim
Works Cited:
Nielsen, Emma Cynthia
1963 The Development of Pioneer Pottery in Utah. M.A. Thesis,
Department of Art, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
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Timothy Scarlett
University of Nevada, Reno
Dissertation Fellow
Archaeometry Division
Missouri Universities Research Reactor
601 South Providence Road #601F
Columbia, Mo 65201
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