The forgotten songs of the Newfoundland outports : as taken from Kenneth Peacock's Newfoundland field collection, 1951-1961 /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 5 June, 2017 - 16:59

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Peacock, Kenneth,; Osborne, Evelyn,; Kearney Guigné, Anna,

Source:

Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Museum of History : University of Ottawa Press, Volume 87, Canada, p.xxii, 434 pages : (2016)

Call Number:

ML3563.7 N4

Other Number:

OCLC: 957503417

Keywords:

English, Folk songs, History and criticism, Newfoundland and Labrador, Songs

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-429) and index."Between 1951 and 1961, the classical composer and pianist Kenneth Peacock (1922-2000) visited the island of Newfoundland six times on behalf of the National Museum of Canada (today the Canadian Museum of History) to collect folksongs. During this period Peacock acquired a total of 766 songs from 118 individuals in 38 communities."Issued also in electronic format.