New acquisitions at the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library

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This listing is our November 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
Houghton, Mick	I've always kept a unicorn :	the biography of Sandy Denny /	Mick Houghton.	2014
Brunvand, Jan Harold	Too good to be true :	the colossal book of urban legends /	Jan Harold Brunvand.	c1999.
Picard, Barbara Leonie	Hero tales from the British Isles /		retold by Barbara Leonie Picard ; illustrations by Gay Galsworthy.	1966.
Marwick, Gavin	Horizons :	tunes composed by Gavin Marwick, volume one /		2014.
Jamison, Phil	Hoedowns, reels, and frolics :	roots and branches of southern Appalachian dance /	Phil Jamison.	2015.
Cohn, Norman	Europe's inner demons :	the demonization of Christians in medieval Christendom /	Norman Cohn.	1993
Palmer, Roy	The folklore of the Black Country /		by Roy Palmer.	2007.
Cosman, Madeleine Pelner	Medieval holidays and festivals :	a calendar of celebrations /	Madeleine Pelner Cosman.	1984.
Gillespie, Angus K.	Folklorist of the coal fields :	George Korson's life and work /	Angus K. Gillespie ; foreword by Samuel P. Bayard.	1980.
Batstone, Bert	The mysterious mummer :	and other Newfoundland stories /	by Bert Batstone ; illustrated by Stuart Aldridge.	1984.
Peter, Thurstan	The Cornish obby oss /		Thurstan Peter.	1997.
	The Sowerby Bridge rushbearing /			1980.
Cunnack, Edward M.	The Helston furry dance :	with map and illustrations /	by Edward M. Cunnack.	1971.
Kinsella, P. J.	Some superstitions and traditions of Newfoundland :	a collection of superstitions, traditions, folk-lore, ghost stories, etc. etc. /	by P. J. Kinsella.	1998.
Millington Peter	Tiger miscellany :	a collection of folklore items from the Tiger newsletter /	compiled by Peter Millington.	1995.
Hyland, John Boyd	The yetanother mummer's play /		produced by John B. Hyland.	[1999].
Harrop, Josephine	Victorian portable theatres /		by Josephine Harrop.	1989.
Whitlock, Ralph	A calendar of country customs /		Ralph Whitlock.	1978.
Morison, John	Hare pie scrambling and bottle kicking :	Hallaton's strange and ancient custom /	John Morison, Peter Daisley.	2000.
Nicholson, Violet	Round and about Grenoside, volume 3 :	memoirs of a folk dancing life /		[N.D.]
Poulson, Joan	North country traditions, part one: January-June /		by Joan Poulson.	1977.
Sheppard, J. W. ff.	The ancient Haxey Hood game :	an ancestor of football? /	by J. W. ff. Sheppard.	1976.
Peddie, Ian	Popular music and human rights :	volume l: British and American music /	[edited by] Ian Peddie.	2011.
Peddie, Ian	Popular music and human rights :	volume ll: world music /	[edited by] Ian Peddie.	2011.
Colquhoun, Neil	Song of a young country /		selected and edited by Neil Colquhoun.	2010.
Harding, Mike	When the Pakeha sings of home :	a source guide to the folk and popular songs of New Zealand /	Mike Harding.	1992.
Smith, Penny	The Wellow maypole celebration :	the annual traditional event held at Wellow, Nottinghamshire.		1985.
Crowquill, Alfred	Pantomime 1849 /		by Alfred Crowquill ; revised and compiled by Michael D. Everett.	1996.
Upton, Rosie	Angela remembered :	the life of Angela Gradwell Tuckett /	by Rosie MacGregor.	2015.
	Landscapes and laundry :	and other tales of old Eydon /		2002.
	Into 2000 with the Britannia Coco-nut Dancers of Bacup :	from the 18th to the 21st century /		[2000].
Rozik, Eli	The roots of theatre :	rethinking ritual and other theories of origin /	Eli Rozik.	2002.
Rawe, Donald R.	Padstow's obby oss and May Day festivities :	a study in folklore and tradition /	by Donald R. Rawe.	2003.
Rosenfeld, Sybil Marion	Foreign theatrical companies in Great Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries /		by Sybil Rosenfeld.	1955.
Phythian-Adams, Charles	Local history and folklore :	a new framework /	Charles Phythian-Adams.	1975.
Leach, Joan	Sanding: a Knutsford custom /		by Joan Leach.	[ca. 1980].
	Padstow Echo :	May 2006, number 131		2006.
Jones, Edgar	William Jones, Llangadfan /		by Eddie Jones.	1997.
	Understanding Scotland musically :	conference programme, two-day conference, 20-21st October 2014 /		2014
Atkinson, David	Proceedings of the English Folk Dance and Song Society :	Folk song conference 2013 /	edited by David Atkinson and Steve Roud.	2015.
Ashe, Geoffrey	King Arthur's Avalon :	the story of Glastonbury /	Geoffrey Ashe.	1973.
Ashe, Geoffrey	Avalonian quest /		Geoffrey Ashe.	1984.
Lethbridge, Thomas Charles	The legend of the sons of god :	a fantasy? /	by T. C. Lethbridge.	1973.
Wood, Peter	The green linnet :	Napoleonic songs from the French Wars to the present day /	Peter Wood.	2015.
Ulmann, Doris	The Appalachian photographs of Doris Ulmann /		Remembrance by John Jacob Niles ; preface by Jonathan Williams.	1971.
Ressem, Astrid Nora	Norske middeladerballader melodier, bind l :	naturmytiske ballader, legendeballader, historiske ballader /	Astrid Nora Ressem (red.).	[2011].
Handel, George Frideric	Fac-simile of the autograph score of Messiah, an oratorio composed in the year 1741 by G. F. Handel /			1868.
Burke, David	Singing out :	a folk narrative of Maddy Prior, June Tabor and Linda Thompson /	David Burke.	2015.

CD's

Artist	Title	Subtitle	Date
Armstrong, Frankie	Lovely on the water :	traditional songs and ballads /	2000.
The New Scorpion Band	The plains of Waterloo :	songs and music of the Napoleonic wars /	2000.
Killen, Lou	Sailors, ships and chanteys /		1995.
Boardman, Harry	Personal choice /		2007.
Wrigley, Bernard	God's own country /		2005.
Moirai	Sideways /		2015
Carole Pegg and Radik Tulush	Gosshawk /		2014
Philip Henry and Hannah Martin	Mynd /		2013
Philip Henry and Hannah Martin	Live in Calstock /		2014
Rig-a-jig-jig and friends	All ashore /		2014
	Snapenotes /		2014
False lights	Salvor /		2014
	Albion's vision :	an introduction to the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams /	2015
Dow, Nick	Unaccompanied		2015
Lyddiatt, Andy	Mostly mine :	celebrations crafted, adapted for English concertina /	2013.
Willie Taylor, Will Atkinson and Joe Hutton	An audience with the Shepherds :	live recordings of Willie Taylor, Will Atkinson and Joe Hutton /	2015.
Neuburg, Caroline	Red running rue /		2007.
Larner, Sam	Cruising round Yarmouth :	the 1958-1960 Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger recordings /	2014.
Black Abbot	Trip to the bar /		2013.
Portman, Emily	Hatchling /		2012.
Portman, Emily	Coracle /		2015.
Oates, Jackie	The spyglass and the herringbone /		2015
Oates, Jackie	Lullabies /		2012
Demon Barbers	Disco at the tavern /		2015
Peter Knight's Gigspanner	Layers of ages /		2015
Stacey, David	Good luck to the journeyman /		2015.
The Unthanks with Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band /	Diversions vol. 2 :		2012
The Unthanks	Diversions vol. 1 :	The songs of Robert Wyatt and Anthony and The Johnsons /	2011
The Unthanks	Diversions vol. 3 :	Songs from the shipyards /	2012
The Unthanks	Mount the air /		2015
Shirley, Pete	Sunset Katy and other stories /		2015
Bromley, Kirsty	Time ashore /		2015
She Shanties	Spanker boom /		2015
Gifford, Derek	Songs from the past...into the future /		2015
Tradarrr.	Cautionary tales /		2015
Albireo.	Northern cross /		2010.
Masquerade	Dancing with Masquerade :	a selection of music suitable for a folk dance club night /	2010
Upton, Harry	Why can't it always be Saturday /		2015
The Adderbury morris men	Sing and play the music of the Adderbury tradition /		2015
The Women's Morris Federation and The Morris Federation	And the ladies go dancing /		2015
Jackstraws	Red sky at night /		2015
The Hosepipe Band	Kettleburgh fete :	music for twelve English dances /	2007
Crownstreet	Gardenaire /		2010
The Hosepipe Band	Hell's bells /		2002

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