English Folk-Song and Dance

by Frank Kidson, Mary Neal

EN·~3 hours·1 chapter

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Duration

~3 hours (210K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Ruth Conway, Paul Marshall and the entire DP proofreading team.

Release date

2021-02-12

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64536

Subjects

Folk songs, English -- England -- History and criticism Folk dancing, English Folk music -- England -- History and criticism ML

About the authors

Frank Kidson

1855–1926

A pioneering collector of traditional song, this English music scholar helped preserve melodies and ballads that might otherwise have been lost. His work made him a respected authority on early English music and folk song.

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Mary Neal

1860–1944

A pioneering English social worker and folk-song collector, she helped revive traditional singing and dancing while creating new spaces for working girls and women in London. Her life connects social reform, music, and the early folk revival in a way that still feels fresh.

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