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edheads-digest          Monday, May 24 1999          Volume 02 : Number 092



                               Today's Subjects:
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  Halifax County & The Three Fine Daughters of Farmer Brown  [zenhut@esinet.]

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Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 23:56:22 -0400
From: zenhut@esinet.net
Subject: Halifax County & The Three Fine Daughters of Farmer Brown

Hey Edheads,


I happen to know that Mike wrote "The Three Fine Daughters of Farmer Brown"
based on a book about ghosts in the Washington D.C. area.  Legend has it
that three sisters drowned near the islands in the middle of the Potomac
River, just upstream from Key Bridge.  The book said that you can experience
their screams today if you row your boat between the rock outcroppings that
make up the island trio.  Have any edheads ever tried rowing between the
islands?

Well, I know that Mike also used some artistic license in expanding his
storyline to make the lyrics jive.  So, even though Halifax County is a long
way away, it sounds better that Fairfax.  I applaud Paul for picking up on
the little known fact about Halifax's proximity to the Three Sister's Islands.

I look forward to seeing more Edheads at the TRAX shows, and at their first
show at the Lime Kiln Theater.  I saw The Seldom Scene there last year, and
I thought it was a beautiful outdoor setting to see a show, and it is much
smaller than Wolf Trap, so get your tickets soon.

Peace,

The Grand Wazoo




>While we're at it, I've been gnawing at another anomaly for a while, from
>"Three Fine Daughters...":
>
>Three Sisters' Island (near the Key Bridge in the Potomac) is at the
>opposite corner of Virginia from Halifax County (Martinsville/Galax area).
>That would be one looooooooong rowboat ride.
>
>Does anyone know if the line used to be "Fairfax County"? Anyone know more
>about the actual story behind Three Sisters' Island?
>
>By the way, Datsuns were already called Nissans in Japan and Europe before
>they changed the name here in the states.
>(I'm _sure_ the band had that in mind)
>
>It's all artistic license, of course.
>
>-Paul, waiting for new verses to Jack Can't Cook.
>
>
>
>

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