1st Edition
The Fellowship of Song Popular Singing Traditions in East Suffolk
By Ginette Dunn
Copyright 1980
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1980. Song is perhaps the strongest form of traditional culture. Its vigour and energy represent the power of the community from which it springs. This book focuses on traditional singing in two small English villages. It studies 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... Read more
Preface. Introduction: Village Life and Work, 1880-1975 Part 1 1. Men’s Singing Institutions: An Evening in the Blaxhall Ship 2. The Women 3. The Young People Part 2 4. Learning and the Singer’s Role 5. Song Ownership 6. Aesthetics. Epilogue. Appendices
Biography
Dunn, Ginette
