Shit Towne, Who are "The Weavers"? Options

[dangum]

The weavers live up the street from me
The crackheads, they live down the street from me

The first two lines of Shit Towne, are pretty explanatory.
Ed talking about the environment in which he lives in - York.

In line 1, Ed's talking about a group of hippies (or maybe the Amish) who inhabit the town.
In line 2, Ed's talking about a group of drug addicts who live nearby.

Well, that's what I thought until I saw a recent post by Chad Taylor on Facebook.


Source: https://www.facebook.com/theycallmechuck/po...545286435494403

According to Chad, "Weaver" was the family name of relations on his father's side.

So, could the Weavers that Ed's talking about be this family?
Did Chad Taylor have a hand in writing these lyrics?

I think it would make sense in the theme of the song. The lyrics describe York as being a shit place to live, but it's a place where Ed lives, where his family and friends live, where good hard working people live (see Pillar of Davidson).

Looking at the liner notes of Throwing Copper, it's hard to tell whether the 'w' in weaver is in upper or lower case. It appears to be in upper case - which would support the family Weaver theory...

What do you think?

[ridley]

The first two lines of Shit Towne, are pretty explanatory.
Ed talking about the environment in which he lives in - York.

In line 1, Ed's talking about a group of hippies (or maybe the Amish) who inhabit the town.
In line 2, Ed's talking about a group of drug addicts who live nearby.

Well, that's what I thought until I saw a recent post by Chad Taylor on Facebook.


Source: https://www.facebook.com/theycallmechuck/po...545286435494403

According to Chad, "Weaver" was the family name of relations on his father's side.

So, could the Weavers that Ed's talking about be this family?
Did Chad Taylor have a hand in writing these lyrics?

I think it would make sense in the theme of the song. The lyrics describe York as being a shit place to live, but it's a place where Ed lives, where his family and friends live, where good hard working people live (see Pillar of Davidson).

Looking at the liner notes of Throwing Copper, it's hard to tell whether the 'w' in weaver is in upper or lower case. It appears to be in upper case - which would support the family Weaver theory...

What do you think?

Exemplary work Inspector Dan!