Contact Us :
Wiltshire
Folk Arts
19 Whistley Road, Potterne, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5QY
info@wiltshirefolkarts.org.uk
Office: 01380 726597
Bob : 07714 550990
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Wiltshire Traditions
Collection
In comparison to some of the following institutions and folk song collectors,
we have but a reasonably modest number of books and recording that we
have collected over the past 30 years. Also we have music books and
recordings from Ron Morgan who passed them on to the organisation for
it's use. Likewise, when the late Bernard Baker was moved to his nursing
home his wife Kathleen gave all of Bernard's collected material to Wiltshire
Traditions. In particular the Baker Collection, as it will be known,
has a huge number of dance notation booklets and periodicals and associated
ephemera (including instruments) from over 50 years of activity in Wiltshire
Social dance, Display Dancing and Morris, Children, Mumming, Song and
Music. A real inspiration of his time, was Bernard, and is sadly missed.
Both of these collections will be collated and listings of items will
eventually appear within these web pages for other interested parties
to browse through. The collection will also be made accessible to interested
parties, by appointment, and some items will be able to be borrowed
for research purposes.
Songs
of Wiltshire
Bob and Gill Berry are currently working on a project on Wiltshire songs
and tunes which will culminate in a series of albums called "Songs of
Wiltshire". Plans are already underway with volume 1 of these and further
albums will include some of Wiltshire's musicians. This will hopefully
breathe new life into some of the old songs and introduce some of the
new ones that are being written today.
Vaughan
Williams Library (Cecil Sharp House)
This is one of the largest collections in the country of traditional
Folk Song available and we will put up links for the library and the
EFDSS at Cecil Sharp House. Members of the EFDSS can have free access
to all the material there and we will endeavor to provide listings of
everything that is contained there about Wiltshire folk song.
Also check out the Take
Six project that has literally hundreds of songs for you to look
at, many including copies of the original manuscripts
Peter
Kennedy Collection.
One of the finest collectors of traditional folk songs and one who has
a considerable number of recordings available not only of Wiltshire
but in many other parts of the country too. Peters Web Site FOLKTRAX
can be found here.
Chris
Wildridge
Chris Wildridge has completed the transciption of all the Alfred Williams
songs attributed to Wiltshire. In conjunction with Wiltshire Council
he has formed one of the finest examples of collected works that is
available on the web together with appropriate tunes where they can
be identified. We will endeavour to work alongside him in this fine
body of information and add links and additional information as and
where we can. To look at this great piece of work please go here history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/folkintro.php
and follow the links.
Steve
Roud's Folk Song Index
This is an extraordinary index of English/ British Folk Songs from across
the country and certainly has a good number of Wiltshire songs in it.
Many of his writings and listings are available via the EFDSS
and Vaughan
Williams Library
Village
Music Project. (Village
Music Project website)
John Adams started this project some years ago pulling together music
from villages throughout the country. In comparing the styles and tunes
it's quite possible to see how they have evolved as they traveled across
the country and from village to village. It's interesting to see and
how they have been adapted by local styles and instruments too. We are
hoping to add some of the wiltshire music to this and see if there can
be interesting variations locally of nationally known material.
Rod
Stradlings' excellent Musical Traditions web pages
Rod has a really excellent web page devoted to traditional music and
song. A fine singer and musician himself, Rod has a broad knowledge
of songs and singers covering a vast number of years and has some fine
recordings under the Mustrad
label. Do check out his web site.
Doc
Rowe
The man who has a bit of everything. An extraordinary collector
of music, song, recording, pictures, traditions, cultures, film and
photographs,and a vast collection of ephemera of the folk world and
beyond. The Doc Rowe Collection has outgrown his various homes and is
now housed in a fully made for the purpose warehouse/library. Click
on this link tosee what it's all about. The
Doc Rowe Collection . Doc was awarded an honorary doctorate in music
at the University of Sheffield on 26th July 2002 and we can't think
of anyone who deserves it more.
