Two main queries for the group:
1. I'm trying to find out how I contact Steve Roud to find out more about
his broadside index. I've tried his dial.pipex email address but it keeps
coming back at me.
2. I've just completed a PhD on the Swing riots in the south of England,
and noted that there are few if any genuine 'ballad culture' ballads which
specifically deal with Swing (unlike, say, the Luddite ballads from the
north of England). Has anyone come across any? Alternatively, does anyone
have a reasonable explanation? I'm excluding here specifically local
ballads (such as 'The Owselbury Lads'), and aiming to find nationally or
regionally circulated songs.
More in hope than expectation...
Peter Jones
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