sj | ||
|
User Name | Thread Name | Subject | Posted |
robinia | Is traditional song finished? (621* d) | RE: Is traditional song finished? | 24 Feb 10 |
"Given that Cecil Sharpe bowdlerised most of what he collected..." In what sense is that a given? Thanks for bringing this up, Brian, because I question the assumption that Sharpe was personally responsible for any "bowlderising" of old ballads. Has anyone considered the possibility that singers modified their own language? He was obviously a visitor from polite society, and older singers might well have felt a sense of constraint about what they sang... |