The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #127587 Message #2849715
Posted By: robinia
25-Feb-10 - 08:15 AM
Thread Name: Is traditional song finished?
Subject: RE: Is traditional song finished?
"Given that Cecil Sharpe bowdlerised most of what he collected..."
Er... in what sense is that a 'given'?
Thanks for raising the question, Brian. I question the assumption that Sharpe himself bowlderised what he collected. It's at least possible that, singing to this visitor from polite society, many older singers themselves modified their language.