The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #151768   Message #3546414
Posted By: Jim Carroll
07-Aug-13 - 01:58 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Paddy West
Subject: RE: Origins: Paddy West
Manevilins
"since it was published in 1928, it is not available for review"
I hadn't heard of it before now, but found the reference in Roud.
When I Googled it I found there were several reprint copies on line for a reasonable price - Amazon had display copies, but had it marked as 'no longer available' - we have a moratorium on book buying at present (***** septic tank estimate) so I didn't take it further), but if anybody is interested I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find.
I would be very surprised if some of the shanty buffs (Gibb Sahib) didn't have some information.
As far as the Carpenter Collection version goes - I know there is a team working on this massive collection in the UK, (Julia Bishop) and I think there is a website.
I have print copies of some of the collection which included some shanties, will check later when the rest of the world wakes up.
Jim Carroll