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uwmspeccoll · 8 months

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It's Fine Press Friday!

Today's book includes text from an old English folk song with prints by Polly B. Johnson of the Press of the Unseen Unicorn in San Antonio, Texas entitled The Fox. The Fox is a traditional English folk song, the earliest versions of which are from the 15th century and written in Middle English. It is number 131 in the Roud Song Index. This song has also been used and modified throughout the modern age, and has been covered by popular musicians and groups from 1950s to today.

The story is about a fox that goes into a town to terrorize the people and animals living there, while also gathering food for his family living outside the town limits. As the fox goes back to his family, the children exclaim about how wonderful the food he has gathered from the town is, and request that he go back frequently for more exploits.

The Fox was printed with hand-set Masterman type using a Golding Pearl Letterpress on Teton Text Paper, except for the black paper, which is Canson Mi Teintes paper, in an edition of 50 copies. The prints were made using linoleum, wood, and torn chipboard. The cover is made of a rough woven cloth and includes a bone that was boiled, washed, and soaked in Clorox, and dipped in shellac. Our copy is another gift from the estate of our late friend Dennis Bayuzick.

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– Sarah S., Special Collections Graduate Intern

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srijellyfishtempura · 11 months

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Why does every English folk song take place in May

Seriously think about it

Blow away the morning dew: "there was a farmer's son, kept sheep all on the hill, and he went out one May morning to see what he could kill"

I'm seventeen come Sunday: "as I rose up one May morning, one May morning so 'wurly" (using the Grainger spelling)

I'll love my love: "abroad as I was walking, one evening in the spring" (May is the height of spring)

#English folk songs #i can't think of another time period specifically mentioned in any folk songs #other than Christmas

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trans-cuchulainn · 4 months

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your posts about English folk culture being treated as esoteric within England reminded me of a conversation I had with my dad relatively recently. I was complaining about how much I hated doing scottish country dancing in P.E every year in school and he, having grown up in London, mentioned that he never did any kind of folk dancing in school and it really surprised me.

Having an Irish family and growing up in Scotland I just assumed that folk culture would be a big part of national identity in England because it def is in Ireland and scotland. I mean I grew up in the city and I went to a Catholic school where a lot of pupils didn't come from Scottish backgrounds so I'm sure my experience would be different from somebody who grew up in a smaller town or a rural area, but my school still dragged out the girls who could sword dance every year on burns day y'know

Also now I'm wracking my brain trying to remember all the English folk songs I know and realising that it's comparatively few next to the hoard of Scottish, Irish and American folk songs I've accrued over the past 2 decades. That's definitely partially just due to being connected to the cultures those songs come from and that American folk songs are generally quite a bit younger than the scottish & Irish ones, but it's still not something I've ever really thought about

yeah absolutely. it's something england -- and probably urban england and london especially -- has really lost touch with. a lot of my friends and colleagues are irish, and when the topic of things like irish dance comes up, it's always like "oh yeah i did a bit of that as a kid, everyone did" or "yeah i learned the whistle, obviously, but i stopped when i was eight" -- but there'd be no obviously about that here (even when people learn the recorder at school, it's not often trad tunes they're learning to play!)

i don't know if this is to do with the proportion of the population that's urban vs rural in england compared to ireland or scotland (not sure where wales is at with this, they have a strong song tradition but i don't know much about the welsh equiv of trad dance music nor tbh enough about the song tradition to say anything meaningful on the topic), or if it's a "survival of trad culture to spite oppressive dominant cultures" thing so england lost it due to lack of need to defend it, or if it's predominantly a class issue (but that wouldn't wholly explain schools/the national curriculum, particularly at primary level)... i think there's a lot of factors at work

but it's something i do notice because i spend time in those irish-dominated spaces where the attitude towards trad music and dance is so different. but then those are also often irish language communities, so they're specifically irish communities that are interested in their cultural heritage, and maybe that's not representative of the whole country. still, it feels like even people who aren't interested and haven't carried that interest through to adulthood were exposed to it in childhood in a way that many english people weren't because our equivalent traditions have been relegated to this very niche, marginalised (and potentially very rural) status

#sometimes i think i've learned an english folk song but then it turns out it's scottish #it just got written down by an english song collector who got rid of a lot of the more distinctively scottish features #RIP #if i start thinking about how little i know about welsh traditions #i'll get sad again about not knowing any of my dad's family except his brother #a lot of his family was from rhosymedre and llangollen and places like that #i've never even been there although i've been to other parts of wales #i hope to change that this year though. not for Heritage™ reasons but that's a bonus side effect i guess #i need to take a ferry across to ireland so i gotta go to north wales anyway so might as well make a party of it #answered #anonymous #english folk traditions

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greencheekconure27 · 6 days

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* based on the ones I see referenced most

Propaganda is welcome!!!!! (Including recordings and art)

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marshmallowgoop · 11 months

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ShinRan Week 2023: Day 5 | "I wish I could tell you that I love you"

I wish that I could tell you I wish that I could run into your arms

[Song link] [YouTube link]

#detective conan #case closed #shinichi kudo #ran mori #conan edogawa #shinran #shinranweek2023 #amv #my amvs #video #eye strain #funimation english dub script #song is 'i wish that i could tell you' by gabrielle grace #i know i way missed the grace period but i've been working very hard on this for the past couple of weeks and better late than never right?#i was way way ambitious and probably should have just edited with the chorus to get it done in time... but the beginning felt fitting!#i really hope folks like this one 🙏#sources used are episodes 1 2 22 49 85 128 174 190-193 263 288 522-524 854 928 and 994 #movies 3 4 7 13 (for the star background only) and 15 #ova 9 and ops 16 24 25 and 46 and eds 9 49 and 59 #and tv special 6 (episode one: the great detective turned small)#voice clip sources are (in order) ep 10 ep 101 ep 2 movie 3 ep 42 ep 39 movie 4 and ep 3

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marietheran · 16 days

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What is the "Lenore" folk song?

Take what I say with a grain of salt because I've only read a few of the ballads and one paper about them (which I would love to link, if only it was in English), but, in general it seems to have been a folktale/folksong widespread in the area of Germany and Poland that the Romantics in both countries latched on to and made their own versions of.

Tw: slight horror and implied demonic activity in the summary.

To recount the story (I'm roughly basing it on the polish ballad by Adam Mickiewicz which I know best), it begins with a girl (in other versions named Lenore), who receives news her lover is dead in some war or other. Her family wants her to get over him; the girl fights this. First she mopes, then she blasphemes, then she meets up with a witch of sorts, who promises to being her lover back.

Cue a rider with horse arriving at the gates in the dead of the night. The girl runs away with him. They ride a long whiles (at this point several comments tend to be made on how "the dead ride fast", or asking the girl if she's not afraid), the rider three times asking Lenore to throw away her prayerbook, cross/crucifix and rosary (I think these three, in the polish version at least, but anyway, religious objects) because they impede him in some way. In a striking display of lacking in genre-awareness (or even awareness of basic spiritual realities, I'd say), the girl sees nothing alarming in this, and follows through with his demands. Pursuant to which, they arrive at their destination, which to her surprise turns out to be a graveyard. Fire flashes from inside the rider and he takes the girl into the grave, the end.

#I've always found it a little striking coming from the Romantics #known for their very reasonable attitudes towards romantic love and the deification thereof /s #but this is more or less how it goes #I'm not sure if the Mickiewicz ballad ever got an English translation but it is claimed Bürgers Lenore was the German poem #most translated into English so I think it should be easy to find on the internet #//#asks #original post #folklore #folk songs #romanticism #adam mickiewicz #Poland #polish culture #literary

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haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll · 4 months

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Tracklist:

Farewell Transmission • I've Been Riding With the Ghost • Just Be Simple • Almost Was Good Enough • The Old Black Hen • Peoria Lunch Box Blues • John Henry Split My Heart • Hold On Magnolia

Spotify ♪ Bandcamp ♪ YouTube

#hyltta-polls #polls #artist: songs: ohia #language: english #decade: 2000s #Alt-Country #Country Rock #Folk Rock #Americana #Singer-Songwriter #Progressive Country

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haveyouheardthisfolksong · 6 months

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#folk music #folk song #have you heard this folk song #language tag: english #song tag: famous flower of serving men #culture tag: scotland #culture tag: england #Youtube #submission

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unityrain24 · 4 months

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sadly the whole "assigning music lyrics to fictional characters" doesn't apply to me bc like all the music i listen to is in some language i don't know

#they are also more like cultural-themed and not like emotions or love song or whatever #nordic and mongolian folk metal my beloved #i guess some songs do remind me of loki but that's bc they literally are named like. “váli” “narfi” and even straight up “loki” etc so #but when i used to listen to english music yeah i would #unityrain.txt #music #folk metal #skálmöld

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jackredfieldwasmyjacob · 6 months

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BENIDORM FEST 2024 - PARTICIPANTS

Yesterday (november 11) all 16 participants of Benidorm Fest 2024 were revealed - the songs will be revealed on december 14th. I wanted to make this post talking about all the possible representants of Spain in ESC 2024, as a little intro to them and how their songs might sound like. As always, everything will be below the cut :)

ALMÁCOR

Arturo Almarcha Corella, better known as Almácor (Villena, 26) is an urban artist that started his career in 2019. He has released an EP since then, and has collabed with artists like Henry Mendez or Chimbabala. This year he was nominated in the Best New Urban Artist in the Los 40 Music Awards. His most popular song is DE TO', and his last released song is Pop Tech.

ANGY FERNÁNDEZ

Angy Fernández (Palma, 33) is a LEGEND and our very own emo princess, she's an icon. Her leap to fame was being the runner up in the first edition of Spanish X Factor, in 2007, but she became a phenomenon when she starred in iconic teen drama Física o Química (2008-2011) as Paula Blasco. She also released various albums and songs, like the hit and iconic emo bop Sola en el silencio. After the show she has appeared in various TV programs like Tu Cara Me Suena, and has continued making music as well as acting in theatre, cinema and TV shows. Her last released song is Dualidad.

DELLACRUZ

Jorge de la Cruz Correa, better known as Dellacruz (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) is a Canarian urban pop singer that started his own singing career in 2019 after ample experience as a songwriter; he has written songs for artists such as Sergio Dalma, Xuso Jones, or Dvicio, among many others. His most known song is La Trama, whereas his last released song is Tocamos Cielo.

JORGE GONZÁLEZ

Jorge González González (Madrid, 35) first rose to fame after competing in OT 2006, and he since has been in two Spanish preselections for ESC 2009 and 2014. He has also participated in The Voice and in Tu Cara Me Suena, where he won in the 2020 edition. His most famous song is Por Besarte, and his last released song is Agüita.

LÉRICA

Lérica is a duo composed of Tony Mateo (San Fernando, 29) and Juan Carlos Arauzo formed in 2015 that sings pop infused flamenco and urban music, and have collabed with very big artists like Belinda, Gente de Zona, Abraham Mateo (brother of Tony Mateo), Cali y el Dandee or Juan Magán. They have 14 platinum albums and 9 golden ones, and are right now the most listened to Spanish duo in terms of streams. Their most famous song is Flamenkito, and their latest released song is Un Rato pa Siempre.

MANTRA

Mantra is a pop band made out of Carlos Marco (Alacant, 31), Paula Pérez and Charly Weinberg (Madrid, 25), born in 2020 when the three friends decided to start a project together. All three have been in the music industry for a long time; Carlos Marcos is the most-known of them, as he was part of the boyband Auryn (alongside Spain's representant in ESC 2021, Blas Cantó), who participated in the ESC 2011 preselection. They have an up-beat and positive attitude in their songs, and have released their first album in 2023. Their most popular song is No Te Esperaba, and their latest single is ¿Te Acuerdas o No?.

MARÍA PELÁE

María Peláe (Málaga, 33) is an icon and a flamenco singer known for her witty and ironic lyrics, with a modern spin on traditional sounds. She started her career in 2016 after studying Anthropology and Social Work in university, and so her songs usually have a social message. In fact, in 2023 she was awarded the Rainbow Award by the Ministry of Equality for her work in the LGBTQ+ scene. A song I really recommend of hers regarding this is La Niña, a very fun song about wlws (also the music video is soooo). She has released two albums - the second of which won an Odeón to Best Flamenco Album, and has participated in various TV shows like Tu Cara Me Suena. Her most popular song is Por si te vas, and her latest single is Letra Menúa.

MARLENA

MARLENA is an indie pop duo composed by Ana Legazpi (voice) and Carolina Moyano (guitar) that formed a band in 2017 when they decided to participate in X Factor Italy. They became friends with Damiano and Victoria from Maneskin, and decided to name themselves after one of their songs, Torna a Casa, where the name Marlena appears. They even sing some of Maneskin's song in their concerts. In 2021 they were nominated for Best New Artist or Group in the Los 40 Music Awards, and have collabed with Nil Moliner, La Pegatina or Despistados. I listen to their song bailamorena at least once a week (i wish i was joking), tho their most popular song is Me Sabe Mal. Their latest released song is Red Flags.

MISS CAFFEINA

Miss Caffeina, formed by Alberto Jiménez (voice), Sergio Sastre (guitar and keyboard) and Antonio Poza (bass) is definitely the biggest name this edition. They are a staple in the indie rock scene since their inception in 2006, and are especially staples in music festivals all over the country and abroad. They have realeased three albums and an EP, and their most known song is the modern classic Mira Cómo Vuelo, with over 13 m views on youtube. Their last released single is Para toda la vida.

NEBULOSSA

Nebulossa is an electropop band formed by María Bas (voice) and Mark Dasousa (producer, synths). They debuted in 2021, and define their formula as MPYMS (A lot of Pop and a lot of Synths), basing their music on the sounds an rhythms of the 80s. Their most popular song is GLAM, and their latest song is 1N84.

NOAN

Noan (Zarautz, 25) is a pop-rock indie artist that debuted in 2020. He has collabed with zzoilo or El Sueño de Morfeo, and I personally really enjoy his collab with Paula Koops, Odio que te Quiero. His most popular song is ME MATA(S), and his latest song is Zero (which is a cover btw).

QUIQUE NIZA

Quique Niza (Madrid, 20) is a musical theatre actor who has been performing all of his life; some of his notable roles are Kurt von Trapp in The Sound of Music, and Danny Zuko in Grease (I saw him live here, and he's incredible!). He has also appeared in some TV shows, like UPA Next and Días Mejores. He has only released one song so far, Ardo.

ROGER PADRÓS

Roger Padrós (Polinyà, 26) is a Catalan singer and piano player that first rose to fame as a participant in The Voice. He has since released an EP and an album, with songs both in Spanish and Catalan (he has confirmed his song for Benidorm Fest will be in Catalan). He is also the resident musician of Casa Batlló, in Barcelona. His most popular song is Digue'm, and his latest song is El Buit.

SOFIA COLL

Sofia Coll i Benito (Barcelona, 24) is a singer, actress, and dancer who rose to fame as a participant of The Voice Kids when she was 14, although she didn't release music until 2019, with songs that mixed Spanish and English. She was one of the protagonist of the TV show Bany Compartit (I watched the first episode while writing this, it's really fun and I really recommend it! Episodes are around 10 minutes long, and you can find all of them in RTVE Play and Youtube; they're in catalan, but there's Spanish subs available), and she was one of the dancers in Rosalía's mv for Fucking Money Man. Finally, she participated in the Catalan music contest Eufòria this year, ending up 4th. Her most popular song is Tú Mente y Yo Corazón, and her latest song is Génesis: Alive.

ST. PEDRO

Pedro Hernández, better known as st. Pedro (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) is an urban artist, rising to fame due to The Voice, where he participated in 2017. Through the program he met Juanes, his musical godfather. He has know collabed with Alizzz in Miami, where he lives now. His most known song is Cerca del Sol, and his latest song is No es lo que toca.

YOLY SAA

Yoly Saa (Pontevedra) is a Galician singer-songwriter singing in Spanish that has been making music since 2020, although she has also composed for other artists such as Luz Casal o Malú. She has released an EP and a full album, and participated in Dúos Increíbles in 2022. Her most popular song is Todo contigo, and her latest song is Mal de altura.

#esc 2024 #esc #eurovision #eurovision 2024 #benidorm fest #benidorm fest 2024 #benifest 2024 #benifest #OKAY SO #obviously. everyone who follows me prolly already knows who am i most excited for #maria pelae has always been one of my top artists to represent spain in esc so. yeah. i might be a bit hyped.#and BEFORE YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HOW WE SENT FLAMENCO THIS YEAR. LISTEN. blanca paloma and maria pelae are in completely #different spectrums of flamenco. they have nothing in common #apart from maria. i am so happy to see marlena here !!!! i think they have the opportunity to become the next vicco and i'm here for it !!!#i'm also looking at angy respectfully cause... i did not know she still made rock music. she could be the one for me folks. it all depends #on the song. noam could also throw a banger #or miss caffeina #idk. it all depends on the song i guess. we'll have to wait and see #i am a bit sad that there's only gonna be one song in catalan and that's it. i want to see more languages and benifest and i'm not talking #about english PLEASE

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tallmadgeandtea · 1 year

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Had to make a graded playlist for Shakespeare class dedicated to MY rightful King of England, Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond!

#shoutout to all the Richmond girlies #wearing a Team Henry shirt to a Richard III production yeah I said it!#henry vii #henry vii of england #the wars of the roses #Shakespeare #Richard III #english history #if you want a song by song explanation lemme know #I don’t want to share how many hours I spent tracking down welsh folk songs and Briton songs #Spotify

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victusinveritas · 10 months

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Shipwrecks and mines should also be listed somewhere.

#folk songs #english folk music #child ballads

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veneskaa · 23 days

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i know we've talked about music stuff before, but you're absolutely giving "is really good at music on the down low" (possibly an instrument of some sorts, or singing, or music theory in general)

those are just the vibes i get

omg i used to be a lot more musical than i am now! instruments never really stuck but i did choral and some solo vocal performance from middle school through early college. i haven't really done anything since 2020 though :(

#mostly now i've been learning some middle english folk songs and poems with the help of melodious melancholye (2000)#s/o to ensemble belladonna and susan ansorg... worldes bliss ne last no throwe.. it wit and wend awey anon!!!!!!!!!!#(lucy is living in myw alls)#mutuals 💕#kaleidoscope1967eyes #aubs.inbox

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marshmallowgoop · 1 year

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Come back I'm waiting anytime the heavy rains come

#detective conan #case closed #amv #shinran #ran mori #shinichi kudo #funimation english dub script #my amvs #video #eye strain #song is 'release my soul' by hiroyuki sawano with vocals by aimee blackschleger and lyrics by mpi #i guess it's from the 'guilty crown' anime but i've never seen it ^^;#i just wanted to challenge myself to make a quick amv with a song i just had lying around #(and i bought the hiroyuki sawano best of vocal works 2 collection a few years ago... for promare i think?)#buuut of course this becomes my longest amv yet! i guess that's a different challenge though #making something over a minute long!#i did challenge myself to cut down my clip amount; this still took my usual 20+ hours but it's about twice as long as usual #so i guess things were going more quickly #this is sooo sappy and i kind of just made it on a whim but i hope folks like it!#colleen clinkenbeard does such an incredible job as ran i miss the funi dub every day #sources used are episodes 1 3 10 42 196 268 271 284-285 287-288 309 473 523 621 927-928 and 994 #movies 4 7 9 11 and 12 #tv special 6 (the great detective turned small) and ovas 2 6 and 9 #ops 24 28 29 34 46 and 53 plus eds 10 32 40 47 and 53 #and the audio comes from (in order) episodes 1 2 49 and 39

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gbhbl · 1 month

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EP Review: Cruel Mother - Cut Down For The Earth (Self Released)

London-based folk doom band Cruel Mother are due to release their debut EP, Cut Down For The Earth, on the 12th April 2024. Formed beneath the tolling of the Bow Bells in East London, Cruel Mother take their lyrical inspiration from printed broadsides and the folk song corpus, particularly the rich tradition of English murder ballads. The band was first conceived in 2022 and has existed in its…

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haveyouheardthisfolksong · 6 months

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#folk song #folk music #have you heard this folk song #song tag: chemical workers' song #song tag: process man #language tag: english #culture tag: england #culture tag: united kingdom #Youtube

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