oh,oh Janet. A faux pas - it's the Maple Leafs - it's a crazy quirk, but they don't pluralize (is that a word?) "leaf" when referring to the team. But I'm sure your students will be smirking over that one!
Je suis desole, mon ami. But on the bright side, Erbus, a native from Canada who said he'd work on the tune, has learned Log Drivers Waltz on the fiddle. You can hear his elegant style on Fiddle Hangout: fiddlehangout.com/topic/40973.
FWIW and from my understanding, "Maple Leafs" is a headless compound and as such is grammatically correct. The word does not refer to maple leaves but rather to a team, just as "sabre tooth" refers to a type of cat and not to cat teeth. It would be incorrect to use "sabre teeth" and correct to use "sabre tooths" just as it is correct to use "Maple Leafs" and not "Maple Leaves". It is said that the name Maple Leafs originated from a unit in the Canadian army in WWII and does not refer to the maple tree.
Interesting, but from my experience, best not open that can of worms in the classroom unless necessary. ;)
Thank you. I'm honored and will think of Canada with great fondness. The Sharks are beating the Maple Leaves right now. Sorry.
Unfortunately, the Leafs have had a streak of bad luck that's gone on for 48 years. Our jug band is called The Maple Leaf Champions. We figured we were all right since there hadn't been one since 1967.
I wondered about the plural of Eastman when I bought my mandolin. I've been told it's not Eastmen.
I looked up Graham Townsend. This video looks like a family affair. I recognized Flop-Eared Mule and Saint Anne's Reel, but there are several other tunes I wish were named in this long medley.
This was a family affair all right. Graham was a multiple Canadian champion fiddler and Eleanor, his wife, was both a women's champion and the first woman to win the open championship. They were Canadian musical treasures.
On December 3, 1998, Graham lost his battle with cancer. Less than a month later, Eleanor's Barrie, Ontario house burned down on New Year's eve. Eleanor escaped, but, realising her grand daughter was still inside, she ran back in and they both perished. A sad day for Canada and the Townsend family.
Any banjo picker with an Ookpik on a shelf is awesome by my standards. I'd like a link that tells the Ookpik story I read about somewhere, but haven't found again.
I'm really from California, because I wish the Sharks were doing better against the Senators right now.
Oops, just checked the score again. We're ahead: 2 - 1. Sorry.
