cecilsharp's profile picture. Collecting folk songs from the unlettered since 1903. They named @cecilsharphouse in my honour. He/him.

Cecil Sharp

@cecilsharp

Collecting folk songs from the unlettered since 1903. They named @cecilsharphouse in my honour. He/him.

(parody) is now appended to my appellation, as I believe may be required to maintain freedom of speech. And while I have your attention: efdss.org/about-us/what-…


Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been? Roud 15094. #InternationalCatDay vwml.org/roudnumber/150…


VWML deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake songs do indeed represent less than 5% of Roud numbers


Cecil Sharp reposted

Now Playing Ralph Vaughan Williams, Launton Handbell Ringers - Linden Lea #ralphvaughanwilliams, #launtonhandbellringers


‘Turkey Rhubarb’, number 1073 in the Roud Song Index #Rhubarb vwml.org/roudnumber/1073


How does one pronounce Träd? @elizacarthy or @JamesandSaul, please advise.

Now Playing Träd, Eliza Carthy, Saul Rose - The Washing Song #träd, #elizacarthy, #saulrose



A year older, and a year wiser?🦕


Cecil Sharp reposted

#OnThisDay in 1872, Ralph Vaughan Williams was born. Happy birthday to the big man 🎂. Here's a recent performance of his Pastoral Symphony (No 3): youtube.com/watch?v=HypHDk…


The Squid-jiggin’ Ground, Roud number 4429 #SquidGames vwml.org/roudnumber/4429


Am I distinctively British?


Bad Dancing makes hard accordionists. Hard accordionists make good dancing. Good dancing makes soft accordionists. Soft accordionists make bad dancing. We are in bad dancing. We need ACCORDIONISTS.


‘I liked him very much, he was a very kind gentleman’ – letter from Louie Hooper recollecting Cecil J Sharp, 1931 vwml.org/record/CJS1/13…


What can you tell me about this actor who goes by the name of Simon Russell Beale? bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


These arrangements enshrine RVW’s role in the folk-song revival but they also provide us with glimpses of... the prime catalyst for Vaughan Williams to discover his true style and artistic direction – @GramophoneMag gramophone.co.uk/features/artic…


Culloden Muir, Roud number 5779. vwml.org/roudnumber/5779


I must confess to never having owned any flags.


Cecil Sharp reposted

Now Playing George Butterworth, Hallé, Sir Mark Elder - English Idyll no.1 #georgebutterworth, @the_halle, #sirmarkelder


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