from the Celtic custom book.... CORNWALL. The Cuckoo (or Crowder) Feast at Towednack, near St Ives, was held today, and a fair is still held. Allegedly, it started when a local man gave a feast and threw furze faggots on the fire. Out flew a cuckoo. It was caught and kept, and he resolved to have a feast annually. 'Crowd' means 'fiddle' and 'crowder' means 'fiddler'. On feasten day a crowder led the process from the church door round the streets in Towednack. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002