As Emidy lived in Cornwall (there is a book on him; did Lola Young not
acknowledge this?) he would not be eligible for a Blue plaque as only London
is being considered at the moment.
Marika
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From: "Carol Dixon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: The National Centre for Black Music Research
> Dear Mykaell,
>
> Many thanks for forwarding information about the BMET, NCBMR and
University
> of Westminster black music projects to the listserve of the Black and
Asian
> Studies Association. Although the posting was marked for my attention I am
> sure that many of the other list members involved in the education and
> information sectors will be interested in this initiative. As requested I
> will endeavour to pass on the details about your work to other
> contacts/colleagues who may wish to offer support - particularly with
regard
> to providing research information on the 'untold story' of black
> contributions to popular music culture since the 17th century.
>
> Kind regards
> Carol Dixon
>
> P.S. I recently put forward the name of the black musician/composer Joseph
> Emidy (n.d. - 1835) as a potential recipient of an English Heritage blue
> plaque. The only research that I am aware of about his life as a violinist
> during the early 19th century was that carried out by Andy Shepard (+ a
> short article I recently read about Emidy in BBC History Magazine, written
> by Lola Young) but, to-date, no-one seems to have uncovered full details
> about Emidy's main place(s) of residence in Cornwall. Perhaps your
research
> work, and the forthcoming NCBMR online database, could address this and
fill
> in other 'gaps' within Britain's early black music history.
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