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The forgotten songs of the Upper Thames : folk songs from the Alfred Williams collection / edited by by Martin Graebe.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : The Ballad Partners, 2021.Description: xxiv, 313 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781916142435
Subject(s): Summary: Between 1914 and 1916 Alfred Williams cycled 13,000 miles around the Upper Thames Valley to collect the words of nearly 800 songs. More than 400 of them were published in the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard at the time, and of those about half were published in Williams's 1923 book of Folk-Songs of the Upper Thames. This new book contains the 205 songs that were not included in the book, together with Williams’s Introduction and Conclusion, notes on the songs, and other materials.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Class number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode
Books Books VWML Gift MPS 50 (31) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Reference only Gift from Martin Graebe 21456
Books Books VWML Gift Off-site storage MPS 50 (31) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Reference only (7-10 days notice needed. Contact a member of staff.) Gift from Martin Graebe 21459

Between 1914 and 1916 Alfred Williams cycled 13,000 miles around the Upper Thames Valley to collect the words of nearly 800 songs. More than 400 of them were published in the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard at the time, and of those about half were published in Williams's 1923 book of Folk-Songs of the Upper Thames. This new book contains the 205 songs that were not included in the book, together with Williams’s Introduction and Conclusion, notes on the songs, and other materials.

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