Hi, everyone,

I just joined! I am a native of Taunton, Somerset in SW England, and have been living in the US for 13 years. I am interested in gathering as many songs and dance tunes as possible that have been collected in Somerset. What I would like is to get hold of the original versions as they were first noted down by the collectors rather than the versions that were modified and published later.

I know that Cecil Sharp collected much of this material and that I could research it if I went to the library at Cecil Sharp house in the UK. The problem is that I do not get over the pond too often these days, and at best I will probably only be able to spend a day or two there.

Does anyone know any other ways to get hold of this material or have any other suggestions of places to look, other collectors, web sites, etc.

Looking forward to seeing your responses...