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Steve Gardham Origins: Another puzzle, Sharp Collection (16) RE: Origins: Another puzzle, Sharp Collection 25 Feb 21


Sorry to put you out Wm, but Nick Dow is the driving force behind this and he is very familiar with the known Gypsy repertoire so I imagine if it related to other traveller material he would already have spotted it. All of the songs we are currently working on have come from Gypsies. I was already aware from studying collections like MacColl and Seeger, Mike Yates, Gwilym etc., that there was a strong tendency among Gypsies to hybridise songs and to piece together half-forgotten lines from songs. I know this can also be a feature among settled singers but it seems to be particularly prevalent among Travellers.


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