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GUEST,Suffolk Miracle Child's ballads (back in the early days) (28) RE: Child's ballads (back in the early days) 08 Oct 08

"I also remember Martin Carthy doing a gig at Yeovil Folk Club c1965 and carrying with him the recently published volume of Bronson's melodies to the Child Ballads"

Yeovil must have been paying MC too much! I think Bronson at that time cost close on £50 - something like a fortnight's pay for an agricultural worker.

The Dover edition of Child was sold in CSH around 1970 for £5 per volume. I know because as an impoverished student I decided that was far too much to pay, but it didn't matter because in a few years time I would be earning money and could buy it because it was absolutely certain it would still be available for ever ......

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