Lomax in London: Alan Lomax, the BBC and the folk-song revival in England,1950-1958

Folk Music Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-169

  Gregory, E David ^a  

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References (124)

1. Kristin Baggelaar & Donald Milton, Folk Music: More Than A Song (New York: Crowell, 1976), p. 229
2. Lomax, Folk Song Style and Culture (Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1968)
3. Song As A Measure of Man (Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, 1975)
4. Cantometrics: A Method of Musical Anthropology (Berkeley, CA: University of California Media Extension Center, 1977)
5. Lomax, The Folk Songs of North America (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1960)
6. Hard-Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People (with Woody Guthrie & Pete Seeger), (New York: Oak, 1967)
7. Land Where the Blues Began (New York: Pantheon, 1993)
8. Vance Randolph & Gershon Legman, Roll Me In Your Arms: 'Unprintable' Ozark Folksongs and Folklore (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1992), pp. 481-82 & 579-80
9. The Alan Lomax Collection Sampler (CD, 1700, Rounder, 1997) Insert booklet, pp. 26-34
10. Jeannie Robertson, The Queen Among the Heather (CD, 1720, Rounder, 1998)
11. Margaret Barry, I Sang Through the Fairs (CD, 1774, Rounder, 1998)
12. Harry Cox, What Will Become of England? (CD, 1839, Rounder, 2000)
13. World Library of Folk and Primitive Music I: England (CD, 1741, Rounder, 1998)
14. World Library of Folk and Primitive Music II: Ireland (CD, 1742, Rounder, 1998)
15. World Library of Folk and Primitive Music III: Scotland (CD, 1743, Rounder, 1998)
16. Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland, Vols 1 & 2 (CDs, 1775-76, Rounder, 2000)
17. Songs of Seduction (CD, 1778, Rounder, 2000)
18. Max Jones, 'This World of Jazz', Melody Maker 28 June 1958
19. Hamish Henderson, Alias MacAlias: Writings on Songs, Folk and Literature (Edinburgh: Polygon, 1992), pp. 2, 16, 138-39, 187 and 206-07
20. Fred Woods, Folk Revival: The Rediscovery of a National Music (Poole, Dorset: Blandford, 1979), p. 56
21. Fred Woods, The Observer's Book of Folk Song in Britain (London: Warne, 1980), p. 130
22. Dave Harker, Fakesong: The Manufacture of British 'Folksong' 1700 to the Present Day (Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1985), p. 235
23. Georgina Boyes, The Imagined Village: Culture, Ideology and the English Folk Revival (Manchester & New York: Manchester University Press, 1993), pp. 200, 211, 215 and 230
24. Niall Mackinnon, The British Folk Scene: Musical Performance and Social Identity (Buckingham & Philadelphia: Open University Press, 1993)
25. http://www.alan-lomax.com
26. Elford, Irene M., 'Visit of Alan Lomax, Folklorist, from USA', memo dated 18 July 1949
27. Alan Lomax, 'Saga of a Folksong Hunter', HiFi/Stereo Review (May 1960)
28. N.G. Luker, BBC internal memo, dated 7 July 1949, Alan Lomax Artists File 1
29. Lomax to Ray Lawless, April 1953
30. Alan Lomax, 'A Ballad Hunter Looks at Ireland: Dublin to Donegal', pp. 1-13
31. Robin Roberts, 'Recording in Ireland with Alan Lomax', World Library of Folk and Primitive Music II: Ireland
32. Jean Ritchie, Letter to the author, 18 February 2001
33. The Columbia World Library of Folk and Primitive Music, Volume 1: Ireland. Columbia KL 204
34. Alan Lomax & Robin Roberts, 'Adventure in Folksong', BBC Home Service, 13, 20 and 27 February 1951
35. Alan Lomax & Robin Roberts, 'Patterns in American Folk Song', Third Programme, 15, 20 and 30 August 1951
36. Alan Lomax, 'The Art of the Negro', Third Programme, 3 and 31 October and 28 November 1951
37. Alan Lomax, 'From a Great Dark River...', Radio Times 23 November 1951, p. 6
38. The Columbia World Library of Folk and Primitive Music, Volume 3: England. Columbia KL 206
39. Ewan MacColl, Journeyman: An Autobiography (London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1990), p. 270
40. Joan Littlewood, Joan's Book: Joan Littlewood's Peculiar History As She Tells It (London: Methucn, 1994), pp. 409-10
41. The Columbia World Library of Folk and Primitive Music, Volume 6: Scotland (LP, KL 209, Columbia, 1951)
42. Hamish Henderson, 'Scots Folk-song: A Select Discography, Part 1', Tocher, 25 (Spring 1977)
43. 'I Heard Scotland Sing', BBC Home Service, 4 December 1951. Script (on microfilm) and Programme as Broadcast log at BBC Written Records Archive
44. 'The Gaelic West', BBC Third Programme, 16 April 1952
45. Ewan MacColl, Ballads and Blues programme file at BBC Written Records Archive
46. Peter Kennedy, Letter to the author, 18 January 2001
47. Field Trip - England: Collected by Jean Ritchie and George Pickow (LP, FW 8871, Folkways [c. 1959)
48. Peter Kennedy, Arnold Bake, 'Folk Music of Yugoslavia', Farts 1-4. BBC Third Programme, 10, 17 and 23 February and 4 March 1953
49. Ewan MacColl, BBC Third Programme, 'St. Cecilia and the Shovel', 31 December 1952
50. 'Living Ballads: A Programme of Traditional Folk Songs', 3 September 1953
51. 'Come All Ye Good People: A Programme of Ballads', 7 September 1953
52. Burl Ives, BBC Third Programme, 'Historical America in Song', Parts 1-6, 2, 6, 14, 20 and 29 October and 5 November 1952
53. Jean Ritchie, BBC Third Programme, 'Jean Ritchie in Kentucky Sings, I - Saturday' and 'Jean Ritchie in Kentucky Sings, II - Sunday', 29 June and 4 July 1953
54. Radio Times, 9 June 1953, p. 15
55. Alan Lomax, 'The Folk Music of Spain, I & IF, BBC Third Programme, 24 and 25 October 1953
56. Eduardo M. Torner, 'Spanish Folk Music, Parts 1-6', BBC Third Programme, 19, 28 and 30 November and 12, 17 and 26 December 1953
57. Alan Lomax and Pierre Gaisseau, 'The Folk Music of the Orinoco Indians', BBC Third Programme, 6 December 1953
58. Alan Lomax, 'The Folk Music of Canada', BBC Third Programme, 19 May 1954
59. Alan Lomax, 'The Folk Music of Italy, 1-6', BBC Third Programme, 7 and 23 March, 4 and 17 April, 5 and 15 May and 2 and 13 June 1955
60. The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (Enfield, Mddx.: Guinness Superlatives, 1979)
61. Brian Bird, Skiffle: The Story of Folk-Song with a Jazz Beat (London: Robert Hale, 1958)
62. Chas McDevitt, Skiffle: The Definitive Inside Story (London: Robson, 1997)
63. Mike Dewe, The Skiffle Craze (Aberystwyth: Planet, 1998)
64. John Hasted, Alternative Memoirs (Shipton Green, Itchenor, Sussex: Greengates, 1992), pp. 120-52
65. Hylda Sims, 'On That Train and Gone', English Danee & Song, 62.4 (Winter 2000), 2-4
66. Ken Colyer, When Dreams Are In the Dust (Langley Vale: Ken Colyer Trust [n.d.])
67. 'Skiffle Turns Up Among Folk Songs', Radio Review, 1 November 1957
68. Folksongs of Britain and Ireland edited by Peter Kennedy (New York: Oak, 1984), p. 211
69. Alan Lomax, 'Hard Case' coupled with 'Dirty Old Town' (Single, F10787, Decca, [c. 1957])
70. Texas Folk Songs (EP, EPM 7.88, Melodisc, [c. 1957])
71. Great American Ballads (LP, CLP 1192, HMV, [c. 1957))
72. American Song Train (LP, NPL 18013, Nixa, [c. 1957])
73. Skiffle and Folk Songs popularised by Alan Lomax and the Ramblers (London: Felman, 1957)
74. 1963 as The Folk Song Album
75. Johnny Ambrose, 'In the Big Rock Candy Mountains...', Sing, 2.6 (February-March 1956), 89-90
76. Alan Lomax and Peggy Seeger, American Folk Guitar: a Book of Instruction including Chords and Lyrics of 15 Traditional American Folk Songs (London: Robbins, 1957)
77. Murderers' Home (LP, NJL 11, Nixa, [1957])
78. The Columbia World Library of Folk and Primitive Music, Vols 1-18. (18 LPs, KL 204-222, Columbia, [1955])
79. Frederick Ramsey, Jr, 'Girdle 'Round the Globe', Saturday Review, 12 February 1955, p. 30-33
80. The Folk Songs of Britain (10 LPs, TC 1142-1146, 1162-1164 & 1224-125 Caedmon, 1961-[ c. 1963]; 12T157-161 & 194-198 Topic, 1967-69)
81. Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland, Vol 2 (CD, 1776, Rounder, 2000)
82. Lloyd's, The Singing Englishman, reprinting it in 1951
83. Albert L. Lloyd & Ewan MacColl, The Singing Sailor (LP, TRL 3, Topic, [c. 1955])
84. Row, Bullies, Row (8" EP, T7, Topic, [c. 1956])
85. Albert L. Lloyd & Ewan MacColl, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (The Child Ballads), Vols 1-4 (8 LPs, RLP 12-621-628, Riverside [1956])
86. Great British Ballads Not Included in the Child Collection (LP, RLP 12-629, Riverside, [1956])
87. Lloyd/MacColl collaborations included Blow Boys Blow: Songs of the Sea (LP, TLP 1026, Tradition, [c. 1957])
88. Thar She Blows: Whaling Songs and Ballads (LP, RLP 12-635, Riverside, [c. 1956])
89. Champions and Sporting Blades: British Songs of Sporting and Gambling (LP, RLP 12-652, Riverside, [c. 1957])
90. Lloyd's, Australian Bush Songs (LP, RLP 12-606, Riverside, [c. 1955])
91. English Street Songs (LP, RLP 12-614, Riverside, [c. 1955])
92. English Drinking Songs (LP, RLP 12-618, Riverside, [c. 1955])
93. The Foggy Dew & Other Traditional English Love Songs (LP, TLP 1016, Tradition, [c. 1956])
94. MacColl's, Riverside included Scots Drinking Songs (LP, RLP 12-605, Riverside, [c. 1955])
95. Scots Folk Songs (LP, RLP 12-609, Riverside, [c. 1955])
96. Scots Street Songs (LP, RLP 12-612, Riverside, [c. 1955])
97. Bad Lads and Hard Cases (LP, RLP 12-632, Riverside, [c. 1956])
98. Peggy Seeger, Matching Songs of Britain and America (LP, RLP 12-637, Riverside, [c. 1957]).
99. MacColl, Great Scottish Ballads (LP, FW 6927, Folkways, [c. 1958])
100. Songs of Robert Burns (LP, FW 8758, Folkways, 1961)
101. Songs of Two Rebellions, (LP, FW 8756, Folkways, 1960)
102. Scottish Popular Songs (LP, FW 8757, Folkways, 1961)
103. Letter from Geoffrey Riggs to Mr H.W. Clark, dated 29 February 1956
104. Ian Grimble, Memo to P.H. Newby on 'Singing and Folklore in New Guinea', 4 May 1956, Alan Lomax Artists File 1
105. Ian Grimble, Memo to Miss Kallin and Mr Langford on 'Alan Lomax', 14 May 1956, Alan Lomax Artists File 1
106. Ian Grimble, Memo to Mr P.H. Newby on 'Alan Lomax', 18 May 1956, Alan Lomax Artists File 1
107. Alan Lomax, 'Memories of a Ballad Hunter, Parts 1-6', BBC Third Programme, 2, 11, 15, 20 and 27 January and 5 February 1957
108. Alan Lomax, Script for 'Memories of a Ballad Hunter, 5: Italy - Sicily and Calabria', pp. 2-3
109. Alan Lomax, 'Folk Song Train', two-page typed manuscript (undated but circa October 1956), in Alan Lomax Artists File 1
110. Douglas Lawrence, Memo about the 'Folk Song Train' proposal, 31 October 1956
111. letter from Wendy Heritage to Mr Clark, Ministry of Labour, 20 August 1957. Items in Alan Lomax Artists File 1
112. It consisted of eight programmes broadcast on the Home Service during November and December 1957
113. Alan Lomax, Script for 'A Ballad Hunter Looks at Britain, 1: Come Listen To My Song', pp. 1-2
114. 'Gaelic Songs from Barra' by Kitty McCleod [sic]. BBC 16167 F/2, recorded 26 April 1951
115. Alan Lomax, Script for 'A Ballad Hunter Looks at Britain, 2: From Devon to Dover', pp. 1-12
116. Alan Lomax, Script for 'A Ballad Hunter Looks at Britain, 3: From Cornwall to Yorkshire', pp. 1-14
117. Alan Lomax, Script for 'A Ballad Hunter Looks at Britain, 4: East Anglia to the Borders', pp. 1-10
118. Alan Lomax, Script for 'A Ballad Hunter Looks at Ireland: Folk Music from the North and South', pp. 1-6
119. Jeannette Hugh, 'Wireless World: 'Sing Christmas and the tum of the year". Photocopy of article [unpaginated and source unidentified] in Birmingham Central Library, England, Charles Parker Archive, CPA/2/61
120. Alan Lomax, 'Sing Christmas and the Turn of the Year', pp. 1-33
121. The Penguin Book of American Folk Songs, edited by Alan Lomax (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1964)
122. Sounds of the South (4 CDs, 782496-2, Atlantic, 1993)
123. Southern Journey (13 CDs, 1701-1713, Rounder, 1997-98)
124. Alan Lomax, 'Folk Songs and Music of the Southern States, Parts 1-4', BBC Third Programme, 5, 8, 15 and 22 October 1960