Transcriber’s Notes: Underscores “_” before and after a word or phrase indicate _italics_ in the original text. Equal signs “=” before and after a word or phrase indicate =bold= in the original text. Small capitals have been converted to SOLID capitals. Illustrations have been moved so they do not break up paragraphs. Old or antiquated spellings have been preserved. Typographical errors have been silently corrected. ENGLISH FOLK-SONG AND DANCE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS London: FETTER LANE, E.C. C. F. CLAY, MANAGER [Illustration] Edinburgh: 100 PRINCES STREET Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD. Toronto: J. M. DENT & SONS, LTD. Tokyo: THE MARUZEN KABUSHIKI-KAISHA _All rights reserved_ ENGLISH FOLK-SONG AND DANCE BY FRANK KIDSON AND MARY NEAL Cambridge: at the University Press 1915 CONTENTS ENGLISH FOLK-SONG PAGE INTRODUCTION 3 I. DEFINITION 9 II. THE ORIGIN OF FOLK-SONG 11 III. THE CANTE-FABLE 15 IV. THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOLK-MUSIC 19 V. CHANGES THAT OCCUR IN FOLK-MUSIC 25 VI. THE QUALITY OF FOLK-SONG, AND ITS DIFFUSION 36 VII. THE MOVEMENT FOR COLLECTING ENGLISH FOLK-SONG 40 VIII. THE NOTING OF FOLK-MUSIC 47 IX. THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF FOLK-SONG 52 X. THE NARRATIVE BALLAD 53 XI. LOVE SONGS AND MYSTIC SONGS 57 XII. THE PASTORAL 60 XIII. DRINKING SONGS AND HUMOROUS SONGS 62 XIV. HIGHWAYMAN AND POACHER SONGS 64 XV. SOLDIER SONGS 66 XVI. SEA SONGS 67 XVII. PRESSGANG SONGS 69 XVIII. HUNTING AND SPORTING SONGS 70 XIX. SONGS OF LABOUR 71 XX. TRADITIONAL CAROLS 74 XXI. CHILDREN’S SINGING-GAMES 77 XXII. THE BALLAD SHEET AND SONG GARLAND 78 BIBLIOGRAPHY 86