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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lincolnshire => Topic started by: Argee on Monday 10 December 12 22:13 GMT (UK)
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Can anyone tell me which local newspapers would be circulating in Bourne, Lincolnshire in 1911?
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Try putting this in your search engine:
http://liem.org.uk/documents/finished%20lincolnshire%20newspapers%20at%20risk.pdf
Sorry, perhaps not such a good idea!
Email Bourne Library, I'n sure that that will be able to help you:
bourne.library[-- at --]lincolnshire.gov.uk
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Thanks for the suggestions. :)
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I have a sub at the moment to the British newspaper archive - putting in lincs 1911, Bourne comes up with the lincolnshire Echo & the Louth & N. lincs advertiser.
Diddy :)
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You could try the Spalding Free Press and Guardian, The Crescent, Spalding. tel 01775 725021. They will help with archive availability. I know that those two papers cover Bourne events.
NC.
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Cecil J. Sharp was the best-known collector of English folksongs. He did most of his work in Somerset, but visited Lincolnshire on 25 April 1911. I am trying to find out why he was there. Possibly he was a judge at a musical festival, possibly he was there with a morris-dance team. If your search might cover that date and location, that would be great.
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The Leamington Spa Courier of Friday 02 June 1911 reported -
"a Mr. Cecil Sharp, who has done so much for the revival of English folk-music, has been appointed to the directorship the Summer School at Stratford-on-Avon."
His whereabouts in the 1901 and 1911 censuses, together with the birthplaces of his children suggest that he may have lived in Hampstead from at least 1896.
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Thanks Geoff-E. Although a lot has been written about him, details such as this are rather lacking, and this is a useful addition to the overall picture.
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it seems that cecil was in lincs to record folk songs he was collecting.
Stamford Mercury 22/12/1905:
At the London Institution Thursdav, Mr. Cecil J. Sharp, lecturing on English Folk-Song." said this was a matter to be taken up by the State, unless something drastic was done English folksong must inevitably disappear within the course of the next century. Miss Mabel Peacock. of Kirton-in-Lindsay, informs us that Mr. Percy Grainger is collecting folk-songs of Lincolnshire. He has already gleaned several which interest him in the wapentakes of northern Lindsey. and considers this county a good collecting place. If the clergy or organists are aware of any elderly people in their parishes who know the traditional airs in their neighnourhood, they would do well to communicate with Mr. Grainger through Miss Peacock.
Stamford mercury 14/5/1909
The annual gathering was rendered more than ordinarily attractive by the arrangement ooncert-lecture on " English Folk-Songs," given Mr. Cecil J. Sharp (the collector the wllknown and popular "Somerset Folk-Songs")» with musical illustrations by Miss Mattie Kay (London Concerts). There was a numerous attendance influential residents from all parts the county, and the proceedings were of a most interesting and entertaining character, both intellectually and musically. Mr. W. H. Wing presided, and in the course of a few introductory remarks said he felt it very great honour take the chair, and real pleasure welcome his friend Mr-Sharp to their gathering. Mr. Sharp had found his way there under the auspices of their society, and had been able see for himself what an excellent society they had. They were engaged in bringing to light objects great antiquity, and very often they overlooked things which were considered beautiful. Mr. Sharp had travelled all over the country and explained the beautiful folk-songs, and he was sure all present would interested in what he had to say about them. The lecturer then proceeded explain the origin, growth, and development of the folk-songs, which, he said, represented something that had emanated from the people themselves; it was song the people themselves had created. The music had come spontaneously from race which was unlettered; would not call it illiterate race. Folk songs were akin to the wild flowers of the country; the relationship between folk-music aid art-music might compared to the relationship of the wild flower and the cultivated flower. Mr. Sharp described interesting visit to the village of Greetham, where he had the pleasure of hearing very good example of folk-songs from an old inhabitant. he proceeded to refer in detail the ? and characteristics of these old-time songs. beauty of their simplicity, and how they illustrated the customs and habits of the people. No historian, he said, in writing history should leave out what could gained from these folk-songs. People suffered grievously through the apathy in regard to folk-songs. In the great months' musical festivals in London they heard not one word of English note of music. The best music to use. he contended, was the music which belonged to their own country, and he suggested the best way to impress the children of the future would be to give out to them English music. (Applause) Miss Mattie Kay, who possesses a sweetly pleasing voice, charmed the audience with her graceful singing of a number of folk-songs, the beautiful melody in each rendering being effectively brought out, while the enunciation the wording the songs was remarkably distinct- two of these musical illustrations she was joined by Mr. Wing. The accompaniments could not have been better more tunefully played to suit the occasion than they were Mr. Sharp. At the close Mr. Crowther-Beynon voiced thesentiments all present in according the latter their best thanks .
Diddy
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Thanks Diddy, that's very interesting. Does it say where the 1909 "annual gathering" was held, and what society was being referred to?
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sorry should have said :
Rutland Archaelogical & Natural History Society AGM, committee rooms, Oakham.
there are lots of other articles covering his death / other lectures etc in other parts of the Country. please PM me if you would like anything else.
I know as a music student myself that he toured the country looking for new folksongs
Diddy
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Thanks for the information Diddy,
My particular focus is folk songs in Lincolnshire. I am looking at all those who have collected/researched the subject or collected songs in the county. I'm still hoping to find what actually brought Cecil Sharp to Bourne, his only recorded visit to Lincolnshire, on the 25th April 1911.