The Old Songs of Skye

The Old Songs of Skye

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Originally published in 1977. Frances Tolmie (1840-1926) was one of the foremost Gaelic folklore and folksong experts. This account of her life and work places

The Role of the Poet in Early Societies

The Role of the Poet in Early Societies

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This study draws on a wide range of texts — early Irish, pre-modern Scottish Gaelic, early Welsh, Early Norse, Old English —to illustrate the role of the po

Fragments and Meaning in Traditional Song

Fragments and Meaning in Traditional Song

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This book takes a radical approach to the study of traditional songs. Folk song scholarship was originally obsessed with notions of completeness and narrative c