| Songs from the Manuscript Collection of John Bell Contributor(s): Harker, D. I. (Editor), Rutherford, F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0854440534 ISBN-13: 9780854440535 Publisher: Surtees Society OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1984 Annotation: Includes all those songs from the manuscript collection of John Bell (d. 1864) which throw light on the way of life of the majority of the population of North-East England and the Eastern Borders. Each piece derives ultimately from the life and work of those men and women who were obliged to work for a living, usually with their hands.Texts arranged under the following headings: Soldiers and Sailors, Civil and Political, Coalwork, Country Life, Festivities, Sport and Social Life, Drinking, Courtship, Love Unrequited, Love Satisfied, Children, In Praise of Wedlock, Trouble and Strife, Stories, Fragments. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional |
| Series: Publications of the Surtees Society (Numbered) |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.66" W x 8.66" (1.43 lbs) 408 pages |