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This is a repeat of the earlier message. There is confusion over the 
cost as I have used a pound sign. Sorry. Here it is again.


Please find enclosed the latest flyer for this landmark conference. We
have received over 50 paper proposals thus far but are still open to
offers (a.s.a.p.). It's creating a great deal of international
interest with atleast 15 countries represented.
 
Please forward the flyer to any and all interested colleagues and
friends.
 
Early booking is advised.

Best wishes

Ian


FOLKSONG
TRADITION AND REVIVAL
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An international conference to celebrate the centenary of the founding
of the Folk Song Society, 10-12 July 1998
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CONFERENCE THEMES
REVIVAL of FOLKSONG (UK or international), HISTORY OF FOLKSONG
SCHOLARSHIP, WOMEN COLLECTORS, STUDIES OF INDIVIDUAL SONGS or SINGERS,
MELODIC TRADITION, GROUP TRADITIONS, FOLKSONG in the MODERN WORLD, the
FUTURE of FOLKSONG RESEARCH
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BACKGROUND
The Folk Song Society was founded in 1898 as an endeavour to preserve
for posterity the traditional songs of England and further afield.
Its supporters included many of the influential figures in the art
music world of the time, most notably Ralph Vaughan Williams.  Some
devoted their energies purely to the collection of songs, such as Lucy
Broadwood; some, such as Gustav Holst, drew on the material in their
own compositions; whereas others, such as Percy Grainger, did both.
The first singers ÔcollectedÕ on behalf of the Society were the Copper
family from Sussex.
        Under the inspiration of Cecil Sharp and largely within the
framework of his theories, the Society established itself as a centre
for research and scholarship, a movement with a mission, extending its
influence far beyond the salons of polite musical society into the
classroom of every child in the public education system.  The two
World Wars did not extinguish the movement and the 1950s-1960s saw a
huge rekindling of interest in folksong collection and performance.
The study of folksong was similarly reinvigorated.  Many today owe
their introduction to the subject to such notables of this second
revival as Alan Lomax, Ewan MacColl, A. L. Lloyd, Seamus Ennis, Hamish
Henderson and Peter Kennedy.  This interest in collection, research,
and performance continues to the present day.
        The influence of the Folk Song Society (and its continuation
as the English Folk Dance and Song Society) has been far reaching.
Through its journal, publications and library, it has provided an
important forum for debate.  It has also been the subject of debate.
This conference will highlight the shifting perspectives of modern
scholarship in this field; it will provide viewpoints of the past that
are both celebratory and critical, while offering a vision for the
future study and research of folksong in the twenty-first century.
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OUTLINE PROGRAMME
Friday: 6.00 pm Reception; Opening of Conference by Rt Hon David
Blunkett, Secretary of State for Education and Employment; Inaugural
Address by Dr Vic Gammon, University of Leeds, Dinner, Informal
Singing.

Saturday: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm  Conference Sessions etc.; 6.30 pm Dinner;
8.00 pm Concert of Traditional Singing with the Copper Family plus
other local traditional singers.

Sunday:         9.30 am - 5.00 pm  Conference Sessions.
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VENUE
The conference will be held at Halifax Hall in the University of
Sheffield, England.  The conference fee is 26.00 UKpounds (16.00 
concession)
plus 85.00 UKpounds for full board and accommodation (see the booking 
form).
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BOOKINGS
All offers of papers, enquiries and bookings should be addressed to:
Ian Russell, Bridge House, Unstone, Sheffield S18 4AF , UK.
tel /fax 01246 417315
e-mail:  [log in to unmask]   web-site:
www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/cectal/folksong.html
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The conference is jointly sponsored by The Department of Music at the
University of Sheffield, The National Centre for English Cultural
Tradition at the University of Sheffield, and The English Folk Dance
and Song Society, and supported by The British Library National Sound
Archive and The South Riding Folk Network.


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