Dear Ian
Please reserve 1 copy of 'Ballad and the Folk' for us. I will put a
cheque in the post immediately.
Ron Day
Ian Russell wrote:
> Dear All,
> The Elphinstone Institute, with the support of David's
> friends and family, have commissioned a portrait by Colin
> Dunbar. The artist, based in Edinburgh, has an excellent
> track record and recently painted the poet George Bruce. I
> am, however, short of good photographs showing David's
> face, from which the artist might work. Can anyone help?
> For those unfamiliar with David's name, he was appointed
> to the Chair of Scottish Ethnology at Aberdeen and first
> Director of the Elphinstone Institute, but died before he
> could take up the position.
> Ian
>
> P.S. If anyone is looking for a copy of David Buchan's
> seminal _Ballad and the Folk_ (1997 edn) the Institute has
> been given a number of copies. The price is 6 pounds stg
> plus postage.
> ----------------------
> Dr Ian Russell, Director
> The Elphinstone Institute
> University of Aberdeen
> 24 High Street
> Aberdeen
> AB24 3EB
> Tel: +44 (0)1224 272386
> Fax: +44 (0)1224 272728
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