Desire, drink and death in English folk and vernacular song, 1600-1900. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Vic Gammon.
• Other Names: Gammon, Vic
• Contents: Song, sex, and society in England, 1600-1850 -- Such a merry tune: music, musical instruments, and dance as sexual symbols -- Echoes of the siren: music, charm, and seduction in British traditional songs and ballads -- Nothing like drinking: English vernacular song and strong drink -- Singing and popular funeral practices in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -- Child death -- Song, experience, and authenticity.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (282 pages)
• Subjects: 782.420942; Folk songs, English -- England -- History and criticism; Sex in music; Drinking songs -- England -- History and criticism; Death in music; England -- Social life and customs
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351569590; 1351569597
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.