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29 Oct 18 - 11:01 AM (#3959065) Subject: Origins: Folk Song Conference - C#H - 10/11 Nov From: GUEST,Laura Smyth Hello all, Just wanted to let you know of the forthcoming folk song conference to be held at Cecil Sharp House on the 10th and 11th November. Details as follows: Traditional Folk Song : Past, Present & Future This conference will present the latest research on folk song in all its possible contexts and forms. Enjoy two full days of papers, discussion, insight and exploration into traditional song. Find out more and book tickets at: www.vwml.org/folksongconference Papers and speakers include: Alison Morgan / “Song of the Slaughter”: the Poetry and Music of Peterloo Linde Nuyts / “Nyeupoort, stand fast, thou shalt not be defeated.” David Sutcliffe / Cecil Sharp & Charles Marson: The Early Years Martin Graebe / Two Friends and a Car Called Cecil: Doreen Senior and the Folk Songs of Nova Scotia Per Ahlander / Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857–1930): musician, musicologist, suffragette, and promoter of a Scottish national identity Steve Gardham / Music Halls into folk Sue Allan / ‘Staged authenticity’ in Folk Song Performance Lewis Jones / The Decline of Modal Melodies in the Oral Transmission of English Folk Songs between 1890 and 1970 Gabriela Henriquez / Traditional music in Mesoamerica. Songs for the death of an angel Diana Coles / Of Her He Asked No Leave Nicky Arscott / What Care I For My House and Home? Use of Traditional Folk Ballads within the New Age Traveller Movement Suzie McCarthy / Folk as Romantic Protest: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Environmental Activism and Folk Music in Contemporary Britain David Atkinson / Women in the C18 Ballad Trade Steve Roud and John Earl / The London Singer's Magazine and the role of the cheap printed songster from the 1830s to the 1850s Karen McAulay / National Airs in Georgian British Libraries Stephen Sedley / The Bells of Hell: Trench Songs of the Great War Bob Askew / Patience Vaisey: her background and her songs Paul Burgess / Development and Adaptation of Song Repertoire within a Gloucestershire traveller family Chris Heppa / The 'Missing' Singer in the East Norfolk Tradition - Jack Riseborough George Hoyle / A.L. Lloyd: Folk Song as Ritual Song Paul Mansfield / Amateur Folk Singers and the Influences on their Choice of Repertoire Sean Goddard / Tony Wales: a Sussex small town folk song recorder Gwilym Davies / Collecting: Pitfalls and advice Organised by The English Folk Dance & Song Society and The Traditional Song Forum. Thanks, and hope to see you there! Laura |