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Thirsty Work and Other Legacies of Folk Song
The third in a series of collections of folk song studies, the previous two being The Proceedings of the English Folk Dance and Song Society Song Conference 2013 (CAMSCO, 2015), and Old Songs, New Discoveries: Selected Papers from the 2018 Folk Song Conference (The Ballad Partners, 2019). This volume includes revised versions of papers that… Continue reading
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Vaughan Williams and Folk: 150th Anniversary Essays
A selection of essays celebrating Ralph Vaughan Williams’ lifelong involvement with British folk song and music, as collector, editor, arranger, and composer. Many of them were first presented at the EFDSS’ conference 2022. Continue reading
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Cecil Sharp and the Quest for Folk Song and Dance: a New Biography
By David Sutcliffe Pbk. 497pp. ISBN 978-1-9161424-7-3 Special Ballad Partners price: £20 (+ £3.50 p+p) For overseas postage please contact us before paying. Cecil Sharp (1859-1924) was the leading collector of folk song and dance in England in the Edwardian period, a major figure in the English Music Renaissance movement of the time, and a… Continue reading
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‘Jinny the Witch’ and other Song Folk
The fourth in our series of new essays on aspects of street literature, based on papers presented at the Traditional Song Forum’s annual Broadside Day conference. Continue reading
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Father Christmas and the Deck of Cards: Further Adventures in Cheap Print
It is a collection of eleven essays based on papers presented at the Traditional Song Forum’s annual Broadside Day conference, including an investigation of how the figure of Father Christmas developed in cheap prints, and the surprisingly long history of the song / recitation Cards Spiritualized (or Deck of Cards, as it is usually called… Continue reading
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Welcome to Our New Website
Welcome! The Ballad Partners are delighted to debut our new website. It is still a work in progress, so have a look around, and if you run into any issues, please let us know! We’ve got lots more content coming soon. Continue reading
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