3 - The Sprig of Thyme
Every Folk Song
English - September 18, 2013 10:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsMusic History folk history music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This episode focuses on Roud 3, "The Sprig of Thyme." Originally collected by Cecil Sharpe as "Seeds of Love" in 1903. Matt dissects the often-questionable poetry of the song, discusses the attitudes on gender and sexuality that the song expresses, and touches on an English New Wave band from the early 80's.
CONTENT WARNING: Sex is referred to quite a bit in both mature and immature fashions. Matt says "bone down on" at least once. Sorry.