Mudcat Café message #3933667

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Thread #164388 Message #3933667
Posted By: Jim Carroll
27-Jun-18 - 09:09 AM
Thread Name: H M Belden. Ballads and Songs-Unfortunate Rake
Subject: RE: H M Belden. Ballads and Songs-Unfortunate Rake

"I still lament the fact that most collectors never bothered to ask their informants what their songs meant to them,"
That Is one of the greatest holes in our knowledge of folk song Kevin
Jim