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News from the International Music Collection at the British Library National
Sound Archive
Traditional Music in England - a project sponsored by the Heritage Lottery
Fund
Folk songs, sea shanties and children's rhymes are an integral part of
Britain's heritage, performed throughout the land from the Last Night of the
Proms to the local school and pub. In the Traditional Music in England
project about 1,500 hours of recordings of these are being made available to
the public thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The collections being drawn in come from all regions of England from
Yorkshire to Dorset; they represent a broad range of traditions and genres,
from songs and children's' games to folktales; they document customs such as
May Day celebrations, and concerns of travelling communities; they include
performances and interviews with musicians who have since passed away; and
they represent over half a century of work, documenting traditions that date
back several generations. As such the recordings have regional, national and
historic significance.
Currently in private hands, the recordings are being brought together in one
archive, safeguarding them and making them widely accessible for enjoyment
and broad educational purposes. The project aims to increase the study,
understanding and enjoyment of English traditional music. The project
started in June 2001 and will take two years to complete. Under general
leadership of International Music curator, Janet Topp Fargion, Andrew King
and Clare Gilliam have been appointed to carry out the work.
See the project website
[http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/traditional_music.html] for
further details including:
Audio tracks
Project description and rationale
Project background
BRIGHT GOLDEN STORE: A background to English traditional music recording
Collections already processed or in progress
Tips for searching on CADENSA
Links
Further information
Best wishes
Dr Janet Topp Fargion
Curator, International Music Collection
British Library National Sound Archive
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
tel: 020 7412 7427
fax: 020 7412 7441
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website: http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive
catalogue: http://cadensa.bl.uk
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Julia C. Bishop (Dr)
National Centre for English Cultural Tradition
University of Sheffield
Sheffield S10 2TN
U.K.
Tel: (Direct Line) 0114 222 6295
(NATCECT Office) 0114 222 6296
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