Help: James Madison Carpenter

Subject: James Madison Carpenter
From: Skipper Jack
Date: 20 Oct 01 - 01:24 PM

I,m trying to find information on the American researcher, Prof. James Madison Carpenter. Apparently he researched sea songs/shanties collected in the South Wales Ports.

I do have Calennig's "Trade Winds" CD which features songs collected by JMC.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Subject: RE: Help: James Madison Carpenter
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 20 Oct 01 - 01:37 PM

An entire edition of the Folk Music Journal (EFDSS, vol.7, no.4, 1998) was devoted to him; try for a copy through inter-library loans or whatever the equivalent is where you live, or alternatively contact  EFDSS;  there are probably still copies available from them.  A project is currently underway to index the entire collection; I believe that that index will eventually be available online.

Subject: RE: Help: James Madison Carpenter
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 20 Oct 01 - 01:39 PM

Make that, EFDSS

Subject: RE: Help: James Madison Carpenter
From: Skipper Jack
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 05:13 AM

Thank you Malcolm.

Will do!

Subject: RE: Help: James Madison Carpenter
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 17 Apr 03 - 11:37 AM

The index is now online, at

http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/carpenter/

It's hoped eventually to make the materials themselves available online, but this will depend on funding and the obtaining of appropriate permissions.

Subject: RE: Help: James Madison Carpenter
From: Anglo
Date: 17 Apr 03 - 12:35 PM

From what I've been led to believe, a lot of it is going online quite soon at the Library of Congress.