Angels and Men: A Christmas Singing Tradition in the Pubs of South Yorkshire

Description

A survey comprising ten sections. These define the tradition, highlight the influence of Methodism on its origins (with reference to the Barnsley area), describe the Methodist revival and its music, with particular reference to hymns and hymn singing, and Methodist fuguing tunes and their popularity. Further sections discuss the origins of carols, with reference to national carol collections, local carol collections and the use of carol as a term to define items in the tradition. The seventh section presents a brief history of the accompaniment of the tradition (from gallery to brass band), followed by a study of the singing traditions at The Fountain pub, Ingbirchworth, and the Edmunds Arms in Worsbrough, South Yorkshire. Comparisons are made with regard to singing style, the role of women, the function of the striker [the person who starts each carol] and the strength of the tradition. Section nine compares and classifies the repertoires of the two pubs, whilst the final section considers the position of the tradition in contemporary society. Textual transcriptions of some of the carols, and photocopies of tunes taken from carol books, are included, with notes by the collector attached. Tape Tables of Contents are also included.

Metadata

Identifier g7rzqgfj
IRN 410211
Class Mark LAVC/SRP/2/175
Level File
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/g7rzqgfj
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Undergraduate Dissertations
Creator(s) Charlesworth, Martin
Date 1975
Size and Medium 90 unbound typed leaves; 4 colour photographs.

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