Hi All, Longtime reader, first-time poster to TSF. I have been spending the better part of a year researching Child Ballad 93, "Lamkin". Last summer I made a trip to Elk Park, N.C., where I obtained a

A few tickets are still available for the online Broadside Day, the annual conference on all things street literature, cheap print, broadside ballads and so on. Saturday 20th February 10.00 – 17.00 (G

Hi Steve. I might try to get a webcam for the computer, so we'll see what happens. Zoom on the phone with video seems not to work more than it does work. Marge

TSF Online Meeting No 21, 28 February 2021, 16:00 (London, GMT) Tickets are going fast, so book now! Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/traditional-song-forum-online-meeting-tickets-141806267363 If

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Fascinating, and I'd love to hear you give a presentation. Marge

http://paradisecircus.com/2021/02/14/in-praise-of-brummagem-home-of-the-ancient-street-ballad/ Blog post in support of Jon Wilks' new album Up the Cut, Lewis.

Hi all I was watching yesterday’s presentations from the cheap seats of YouTube – excellent talks! I was interested in Derek’s comments on amateur concert parties in the history of the Fradley family.

Hello Steve I know most people are busy this weekend, but when you've got time to think about it, can you give a view on whether - as The Guardian's report implies - that the "1750 Confession" was wri

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Title: English Folk-Song and Dance Author: Frank Kidson and Mary Neal Published: 1915 Link: English Folk-Song and Dance by Frank Kidson and Mary Neal Sherwood $0.00 English Folk-Song and Dance by Fran

TSF Online Meeting 20, 14 February 2021, 16:00 (London, GMT) To book a free ticket, go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/traditional-song-forum-online-meeting-tickets-139839833707 Zoom tickets have al

With apologies for probable multiple receipts. see moulden.org Blog for details. John Moulden And apologies for possible empty message sent in error. John

I have a couple of (15-20min) slots still to be filled for our 14th March meeting. If you have something suitable, or want to suggest someone else we can approach, please contact me direct on steverou

Hello Folks, I’m delighted to announce that the Folkopedia Project has been successfully re-homed at www.folkopedia.info and is open for business. There will inevitably be some teething problems such

Should anyone need one, Abewbooks has a first edition of Folk Song In England: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/folk-song-in-england/author/a-l-lloyd/first-edition/ Andy -- SPECHEL WEBSITE

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"Mapping Song through Time and Space: Rev. Daniel J. Murphy Collects Sean-Nós song in Pennsylvania, 1884–1935" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feeCyw98Cn4&feature=youtu.be

Greetings All. The following panegyric was penned by Sadie Damascus and Sarah Hyman DeWitt and first posted by Sadie in 2016. I like it. Thank you folks. A fitting tribute. Best wishes, Lewis. Happies

Hi all I was hoping to draw on your collective expertise, particularly those of you who do comparative work on the tunes… Is anyone aware of any work on the origins of "show me the way to go home"? Th