I understand the deadline for the conference below has been extended so if anyone is interested, please contact the organisers: Call for Papers [DEADLINE April...
Hello all, Just to let you know that Jon and I are putting on hybrid session/gigs on at The Royal in Dungworth. We start the night (7.30) with a tunes ...
Disclaimer!!! I initially wrote the above for the local university Ceilidhsoc, and to encourage a younger audience included the bit about 'pin drop glaring...
Lewis, Many thanks for posting. As far as I can see they are studies of Borrow's translations of Danish ballads. The first one looks like 'Ribold and Guldborg'...
Great reference. Thanks. If you follow the Wikipedia link back to Project Gutenberg, viz., http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/b#a4383 you'll find a lot...
For those interested in regional American musical traditions, we have a brand new website over here: www.adirondackmusic.org Among other things, you will find...
Dave Ruch
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May 28, 2009 11:56 pm
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Hi folks. Glad to report that the May 2009 edition of Worlds of Trad Internet Radio is on-line at last and burgeoning with all manner of auditory ecstasies,...
... Mag. Stephen Miller Austrian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Cultural Research, Sonnenfelsgasse 19/8, A-1010 Wien, Austria. Tel. +43-1-51581-2280 Fax...
A full press release and two screenshots are available in the Tradsong files section. http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tradsong/files/ From: "Malcolm...
Folklife Traditions Directory 2009, published: 15 August 2009, ISBN 978-1-905795-26-0 We offer free listings to all: details http://ftdir.folklife-west.org.uk/...
Dear List, The NRA records just one deposit of papers by Frank Howes (RCM MS 6901). Does anyone know of any other deposits? I am especially interested in a...
There's a letter to Frank Howes from Mary Spence of Patterdale -regarding songs Benjamin Bowmaneer and The Merry Merry Bells learnt by her great aunt (Sarah...
Mike, I believe that Rod Stradling may have a CD of Pop Maynard (called "Down The Cherry Tree") in preparation. This includes at least a couple of recordings...
Mike, I have the words on a Hull broadside. I have a note that it's a parody of The Blue-eyed Boy. Cheers, SteveG To: Tradsong@yahoogroups.com From:...
Dear Tradsongers, Further to my post on digitising vinyl records some time ago, Aldi have an .mp3 turntable for GBP49.99 as one of their special offers on...
... This is going to come off as ineffable snobbery but...that turntable is rubbish. At the very least it will give you a remarkably low-fidelity transcription...
Paul Stamler
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Jun 13, 2009 10:49 pm
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I'm in agreement with Paul on this. The effort to transfer recordings is significant and you might as well make it count from the start. I have a Leak...
I endorse everything that Paul says. I am in the process of transcribing my collection and my old but trusty Pioneer deck with a Goldring cartridge feeding...
... And don't buy their croquet mallets either. A decent mallet costs a fair amount of dosh and should be got from a specialist. Cheers Simon (aka croquetmusic...
... If you google: ortofon cartridge uk a whole list of suppliers will pop up. A lot of these are for Ortofon's DJ cartridges, which are *not* good for serious...
Paul Stamler
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Jun 14, 2009 6:00 pm
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Thanks Paul. Perhaps I should have said "I can't find the type (or equivalent) of what I used to use". I'm certainly not into *that* kind of price. Still, what...
Dear all, A whole load of newly-produced songbooks is appearing on line. My particular interest (because I live there when not in Spain) is the one from Kent....
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