Folk Music

Originally published in 1968. This book comprises a cross-section of rescued melodies dating back to medieval days and up to the Victorian early ballads. It describes individual folk singers in Somerset in great detail as personal accounts and documents their lyrics and their tunes, which are all to..

Originally published in 1968. This book comprises a cross-section of rescued melodies dating back to medieval days and up to the Victorian early ballads. It describes individual folk singers in Somerset in great detail as personal accounts and documents their lyrics and their tunes, which are all to..

Originally published in 1980. This book focuses on traditional singing in two small English villages, studying in detail an activity which goes to the core of the communal life in any village and demonstrates how song becomes the lifeblood of the traditions of rural life...

Originally published in 1980. This book focuses on traditional singing in two small English villages, studying in detail an activity which goes to the core of the communal life in any village and demonstrates how song becomes the lifeblood of the traditions of rural life...

Originally published in 1977. Frances Tolmie (1840-1926) was one of the foremost Gaelic folklore and folksong experts. This account of her life and work places her unique contribution to human song against a full personal, historical and cultural background, including a selection of the songs she he..

Originally published in 1977. Frances Tolmie (1840-1926) was one of the foremost Gaelic folklore and folksong experts. This account of her life and work places her unique contribution to human song against a full personal, historical and cultural background, including a selection of the songs she he..

Originally published in 1994. The discography not only presents in-depth detail of Anglo-American folk music’s historical development but charts a valuable step forward in the evaluation, as well as select listing, of available sound recordings. This volume covers both vocal and instrumental materia..

Originally published in 1994. The discography not only presents in-depth detail of Anglo-American folk music’s historical development but charts a valuable step forward in the evaluation, as well as select listing, of available sound recordings. This volume covers both vocal and instrumental materia..

Originally published in 1977. Travellers' society means that songs that have died out in more settled communities are preserved among them. Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, widely known as two of the founding singers of the British and American folk revival, here display a vast fund of folklore schola..

Originally published in 1977. Travellers' society means that songs that have died out in more settled communities are preserved among them. Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, widely known as two of the founding singers of the British and American folk revival, here display a vast fund of folklore schola..

This in-depth study on the history of the harp in Scotland draws on unpublished documents, family papers and manuscripts, which throw new light on the background of these ancient and beautiful instruments...

This in-depth study on the history of the harp in Scotland draws on unpublished documents, family papers and manuscripts, which throw new light on the background of these ancient and beautiful instruments...