Celtic Folk Music and Culture

Print Sources (Music & Text) in the Ted McGraw Collection

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 Title:  Wanton seed : More English folk songs from the Hammond & Gardiner MSS
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  Contributor:  Purslow, Frank (editor); Gardiner, George (collector); Hammond, Henry (collector); Hammond, Robert (collector)
  Publisher:  E.F.D.S. Publications
  Place of Publication:  London
  Date of Publication:  1969
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  Number of Pages:  152 p.
  Binding Style:  Paperback
  Dimensions:  7 in.
  Contents:  Abroad as I was walking -- All through the beer -- All under the new mown hay -- The barley raking -- Bedlam -- ADD MORE TITLES LATER
  Notes:  Lyrics, musical notation of melodies, chord letters, origin, and commentary on each song. Songs taken "from the collections made between 1905 and 1909 by Dr. George Gardiner (in Hampshire) and Henry and Robert Hammond (in Dorset and Somerset)." These collections are now housed at the Cecil Sharp House in London. Includes an index of titles and alternate titles. Also includes biographical and historical information about Gardiner and the Hammonds.
  Format:  Book
  Subject - Culture:  British, English
  Subject - Time:  1900s
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  Subject - Genre:  Song-book



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