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16 A4 print pages, all mono.  Print cover (pp1,2,15,16) cream paper; rest white paper.
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
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  • 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.   
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