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Posted By: Richard Mellish
29-Jul-20 - 06:20 AM
Thread Name: The Amazing Story of Cecil Sharp House
Subject: RE: Review: Helen Brown article on 90th birthday of

I would also take issue with "the collecting of folk songs (led by Alan Lomax in America and Ewan MacColl in the UK)". MacColl did of course contribute a huge amount to the revival, but he was never in the lead for collecting.

And wasn't it Princess Margaret rather than (then) Princess Elizabeth who did some square dancing?