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New acquisitions at the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library

Here are our new books and CD's:

This listing is our first quarterly update on new additions to the library collections. All items are available to consult or listen to in the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library.

BOOKS

 

Author Title Subtitle Author/Editor notes Date
Jones, Edward Huws The Nordic fiddler /   selected and arranged by Edward Huws Jones. 2014.
Ritchie, Fiona Wayfaring strangers : the musical voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia / Fiona Ritchie & Doug Orr ; with the assistance of Darcy Orr ; foreword by Dolly Parton. 2014.
Stephen, Ros Argentinian tango and folk tunes for accordion / edited by Ros Stephen and Pete Rosser. 2013.
Tribe, Colin English folk tunes : 37 traditional pieces for ukulele / edited and arranged by Colin Tribe ; with accompanying CD. 2013.
Townsend, Dave Oxfordshire carols : 21 West Gallery carols from Oxfordshire villages / compiled and edited by Dave Townsend. 2013.
Dowling, John The contemporary banjo player : a comprehensive tutor for the 5-string bluegrass banjo player / John Dowling. 2014.
Cohen, Ronald D., Roots of the revival : American and British folk music in the 1950s / Ronald D. Cohen and Rachel Clare Donaldson.
Davies, Hywel Folk roots for flute : with piano accompaniment / Hywel Davies. 2013.
Davies, Hywel Folk roots for clarinet : with piano accompaniment / Hywel Davies. 2013.
Sweeney, Chris Richard Spencer Howard : the man who made violins / Chris Sweeney. 2015.
Callomon, Cally Nick Drake: remembered for a while / Compiled and edited by Cally Callomon and Gabrielle Drake. 2014.
Graham, Frank Geordie song book / edited by Frank Graham. 1986.
Armstrong, Tommy Polisses & candymen : the complete works of Tommy Armstrong, the pitman poet / edited by Ross Forbes. 1987.
Patten, Bob Come sing for the season : Exmoor carols - volume 1 / researched by Bob & Jacqueline Patten ; compiled and edited by Paul Wilson. 2011.
Patten, Bob Come sing for the season : Exmoor carols volume ll / researched by Bob & Jacqueline Patten ; compiled and edited by Paul Wilson & Matt Norman. 2013.
Davenport, Paul Under the rose : a miscellany of Yorkshire's traditional seasonal dance traditions / Paul Davenport. 2015.
Howes, Michael Storytelling in the moment : exploring a contemporary verbal art in Britain and Ireland / Michael Howes.  
Chase, Richard Grandfather tales : American-English folk tales / selected and edited by Richard Chase ; illustrated by Berkeley Williams, Jr. [ca. 2003].
Puckett, Bernard Faces, places, bicycle races : cowboy songs, unsent postcards and poems from the Peleton / collected by Bernard Puckett. 2014.
  Ballads and diversity : perspectives on gender, ethos, power, and play / edited by Isabelle Peere & Stefaan Top ; editorial assistant Sigrid Rieuwerts. 2004.
Pickering, Michael Everyday culture : popular song and the vernacular milieu / edited by Michael Pickering and Tony Green. 1987.
Buchan, Norman The Scottish folksinger : 118 modern and traditional folksongs / collected and edited by Norman Buchan and Peter Hall. 1986.
Houghton, Patricia A world of proverbs / Patricia Houghton. 1981.
  A hundred merry tales : modernized by Franklin S. Klaf and Bernhardt J. Hurwood. 1964.
Brown, Michael A book of sea legends / edited by Michael Brown ; illustrated by Krystyna Turska. 1974.
Iles, Norman The nursery rhymes restored to their adult originals, vol. 1 / by Norman Iles. 1980.
Boulton, Helen E. The Chester mystery plays / compiled from the city archives by Helen E. Boulton. 1980.
  Kent county song book /   1940.
McDonald, Jacqueline Folk song travels / by Jacky and Bridie. 1970.
Baker, Margaret Discovering Christmas customs and folklore : a guide to seasonal rites / Margaret Baker. 1992.
Grimm, Jacob The original folk and fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm : the complete first edition / Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm ; translated and edited by Jack Zipes ; illustrated by Andrea Dezsö. 2014.
Graebe, Shan Rosy apples : traditional songs for young children : 30 traditional songs from England and America / selected, illustrated and demonstrated on CD by Shan Graebe. 2014.
Ruff, Mike The maypole manual / Mike Ruff and Jenny Read 2014.
Purslow, Frank The wanton seed : English folk songs from the Hammond and Gardiner manuscripts / originally selected and edited by Frank Purslow ; revised by Malcolm Douglas and Steve Gardham ; with notes by Steve Gardham. 2015.
Petac, Silvestru Dorel Texte şi contexte în cultura dansului tradiţional : Căluşul din Izvoarele (Olt), Căluşerul din Boşorod (Hunedoara) / Silvestru Dorel Petac ; transcrieri muzicale Zamfir Dejeu, Elena Şulea, Mircea Câmpeanu. 2014.

 

 

CD's

Artist/s Title Subtitle Date
Jones, Edward Huws. The Nordic fiddler /   2014.
Ritchie, Fiona. Wayfaring strangers : the musical voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia / 2014.
edited and arranged by Ros Stephen and Pete Rosser. Argentinian tango and folk tunes for accordian / 2013.
Tribe, Colin English folk tunes : 37 traditional pieces for ukulele / 2013.
Dowling, John The contemporary banjo player : a comprehensive tutor for the 5-string bluegrass banjo player / 2014.
Davies, Hywel Folk roots for flute /   2013.
Davies, Hywel Folk roots for clarinet /   2013.
Skullthuggery The Eve folk recordings /   2014.
The Border Directors Lowp till ye cowp! /   2014.
Croydon Folk Club, Croydon voices : Croydon Folk Club, 1965-2005 / 2014.
Calderbank, Sid The poets and poetry of Victorian Blackburn / 2011.
Performed by Mark Bartram, Sid Calderbank, Mark Dowding, Mary Wilson, Norman Wilson. Lancashire Garland presents the Lancashire cotton famine : the story of the darkest time in the history of the Lancashire cotton industry between 1861 and 1865 / 2005.
Calderbank, Sid Jone O' Grinfilt : the song of the century? / [ca. 2006].
Kate in the Kettle Swimming of the head   2014
Leveret New anything   2014
Copper family Bob and Ron Copper : Traditional songs from Rottingdean / 2014
Fykse, Ole Olsen Religiose folketonar /   2007
The Scarthin Band The high peak suite : memories of a Cromford childhood / 2006
Coe, Pete The search for five fingered Frank : the radio documentary / 2014
Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Delius and Finzi / Visions of England : Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Delius and Finzi / 2008
Lowe, Jez Jack common's anthem /   2007
Graves, Mick The Greg Trice tune book : a collection of English originals / 2014
Cooper, Pete Angel's waltz : English roots fiddle and cello / 2014
Said the Maiden. A curious tale /   2014.
edited by Ronald D. Cohen. Alan Lomax, selected recordings 1934-1997 / 2003.
Simpson, Martin Murmurs (deluxe version)   2015
Simpson, Martin Murmurs   2015
Five string thing Over the fiddler's shoulder /   2015
Graebe, Shan Rosy apples : traditional songs for young children 2014
The Cork Jacket Crew Cork jacket and drill : the great lifeboat disaster of 1886 / 2014
The Bothy Folk Song Club Residents' lounge /   2007
Gerry Jones Folk songs of Liverpool /   [2015]
Wildfire folk Wildfire folk   2010
Wildfire folk Sound signals /   2013
Various artists My bonnie lies over the ocean : British songs in the USA / 2015
Luke Daniels Tribute to William Hannah /   2015