Folklife Traditions Journal 77, 1 March 2025
FTJ 77, 1 March 2025 https://folklife.uk/ftj-77
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2025 Mar - FTJ 77
16 A4 print pages, all mono. Print cover (pp1,2,15,16) cream paper; rest white paper.
6 Researched Articles
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6 Researched Articles
- ​​The Tradition of Cornish Hurling, by Lamorna Spry, including Silver Ball song & tune, pp2-4
- Hymey Hancock - anatomy of a song, by Keith Gregson, p5
- Hussars, by Charles Menteith, pp6-7
- We Shepherds are the Best of Men, sung by Richard Chidlaw; by Veronica Lowe, pp7-8
- New songs for old, or how the tradition informs songs today, by Rosie Upton, including song The Desert Rat, by Pete MacGregor and Traditional, p9
- Baring-Gould’s People. 1 – James Parsons, by Martin Graebe including song & music The Forsaken Maiden, p10-11
- The Cornish National Music Archive; Saydisc; p4.
- The City of Sunderland awarded Music City Status - Folk Music involvement, p5.
- Trac Cymru; Vaughan Williams Memorial Library; Folklore Society; Access Folk, p12.
- Pedlars Pack; Traditional Song Forum; The Ballad partners; p13.
- Exhibition: Un/Common People Exhibition: Folk Culture in Wessex (in Devizes Wiltshire, Poole & Salisbury Museums, p13
- Ceredigion Folk Song Map; our free Updates emails; p14.
- From Online FTJ Directory, detailed listings: Seasonal Local Celebrations, Nov-Mar list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe, p15-16
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