An introduction to English folk song

by Maud Karpeles

Paperback

First published April 1, 1985

About the author

Maud Karpeles OBE, (12 November 1885 – 1 October 1976) was a British collector of folksongs and dance teacher. Karpeles work closely with folklorist Cecil Sharp until his death in 1924. Between 1916 and 1918, Karpeles assisted Sharp in collecting Anglo-American songs in the Southern Appalachian Mountains and completed his wish to collect folk songs from Newfoundland.