english dance & song

English Dance & Song is the longest-established magazine devoted to folk music, dance and song in the country. First published in 1936, it has appeared at least four times a year ever since.

The New Scorpion Band

Daniel Wigg (1825 - 1910)
by kind permission of Hampshire Record Office.

Contents

67 – 3 Autumn 2005

Nelson’s Death – Roy Palmer (songs about Nelson)
Nelson’s Praise: The Legacy of Music associated with Admiral Nelson – Gavin Atkin
‘He’s a Star on his Breast’ – Eddie Cass (Nelson in mummers’ plays)
Dance and Sing for Nelson

The Sun Shines on Adlington – Reg Battle and Derek Schofield (Golden Jubilee of Adlington Folk Dance Club)
Scottish Border Music – Mike Yates (Kyloe Records)
Peter Kennedy Gold Badge Citation – Stephen Rowley
Malcolm Taylor Gold Badge Citation – Doc Rowe
Peggy Seeger 70th Birthday Concert review
News from the Library – Malcolm Taylor
News from Education – Diana Campbell Jewitt
EFDSS Publications, website and on-line shop
Sidmouth FolkWeek 2005 – Lawrence Heath (review)

Branching Out – Nettlebed Folk Club; Jabbour & Perlman; Womex; The Copper Archive.

Lives Remembered – including Frank Harte; Leonard Luckwill; Hedy West; Gwen Dilke; Joan Roe; Bob Ross; Joe Scurfield & Keith Morris.

Reviews – including New Scorpion Band; Coope, Boyes and Simpson; Whapweasel; Mary Humphreys & Anahata; Barry Dransfield; Chris Bartram; Dr Faustus; Boka Halat; Stephen Baldwin.

Regular Features:
Festive Round-Up; Songs under the Microscope; Letters

Autumn 2005

Special in this issue!

Nelson’s Death

The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Admiral Lord Nelson are being marked in the Autumn 2005 issue of English Dance & Song magazine with several features which illustrate the popularity of this British admiral, as seen through folk songs, tunes and dances. 

Distinguished author Roy Palmer has written about the songs associated with Nelson in his article ‘Nelson’s Death’. 

Roy refers to several recordings of songs about Nelson, and here you can listen to them.


Here are the recordings:

1. ‘The Death of Nelson’ Daniel Wigg (left), Preston Candover, Hampshire. Recorded about 1909 for Ralph Vaughan Williams. This recording has never been released commercially. With permission of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library

2. ‘Nelson’s Death’ George Dunn, Quarry Bank, West Midlands. Recorded 1971. Available on Chainmaker, George Dunn, Musical Traditions, MTCD317-8. With permission of Musical Traditions.

3. ‘Nelson’s Death’ A.L.Lloyd, London. Recorded 1973. From The Valiant Sailor: Songs and Ballads of Nelson’s Navy, Topic Records (12TS232). With permission of Topic Records.

5. ‘Nelson’s Monument’ Harry Cox. Recording courtesy of Paul Marsh. A different recording of the same song is available on What Will become of England?
Harry Cox Rounder 11661-1839-2.

English Dance & Song exists to interest, inform and stimulate the membership of the EFDSS, as well as the wider folk music and dance community. 

English Dance & Song aims to publish contributions of the highest quality.

The range of interests include traditional song, traditional dance (social, display, ceremonial), traditional music, custom and children's games. The geographical spread is not confined to England, but may also include Scotland, Wales and Ireland; as well as the USA, and other areas of the world which may be appropriate. 

Potential contributors are asked to read the Contributor's Style Sheet. htm rtf pdf

Items for review should be sent to the Editor. Unsolicited reviews will not be published.

The Editor of eds is Derek Schofield, author of The First Week in August: Fifty Years of the Sidmouth Festival, published in 2004 to celebrate the festival’s Golden Jubilee.

He has also written biographies of William Kimber and Fred Jordan, as published in their recent CDs, Absolutely Classic: The Music of William Kimber (EFDSS, 1999) and A Shropshire Lad (Veteran, 2003). Derek has also contributed to The Guardian, The Independent and The Times, as well as to the Folk Music Journal and fRoots.

Contact the Editor at: Editor, English Dance and Song, EFDSS, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London, NW1 7AY.

By email write to

eds.editor @the domain name efdss.org