Material relating to 'Nelson's Death' and 'Songs against slavery'. Collated by Mr Roy Palmer.
Material on sea songs relating to Nelson's death includes songs in ENGLISH DANCE AND SONG (67:3)(2005), includes Roud numbers 3549; 18837; 1552 (Steve Roud, Folklorist devised a song index system); sheet music; lyrics; copies of songs from old pamphlets; broadcast BBC Home Service, 21 October 1959 transcript for 'Bold Nelson's Praise' by A L Lloyd, a production by Charles Parker.
Material on songs against slavery includes typed document of a talk for Lancaster Maritime Festival (2007); HERITAGE TODAY magazine, March 2007 features 'The Belle of Kenwood: A Black Woman in Eighteenth-Century London: An exhibition at Kenwood House.' copy of lyrics for the song 'Jack's Yarn'; copy of sheet music for 'The Slave Sale, Or Come, Who Bids?; plus additional notes, extracts of articles and illustrations. Roud numbers are provided occasionally in the material e.g. Roud Broadside V6018
Material on songs against slavery includes typed document of a talk for Lancaster Maritime Festival (2007); HERITAGE TODAY magazine, March 2007 features 'The Belle of Kenwood: A Black Woman in Eighteenth-Century London: An exhibition at Kenwood House.' copy of lyrics for the song 'Jack's Yarn'; copy of sheet music for 'The Slave Sale, Or Come, Who Bids?; plus additional notes, extracts of articles and illustrations. Roud numbers are provided occasionally in the material e.g. Roud Broadside V6018
Record Details
| Item reference: | PMR/3/2; REG14/000580.16 PMR/16 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
| Level: | FILE |
| Extent: | 1 folder |
| Date made: | circa 2000's [2005-2007]; circa 2000's 2005-2007 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Material relating to 'The Life and Songs' by Bob Roberts; 'Sailing Bargemaster' (2002); Songs of Nelson's Navy, Songs of the Sea and The Press Gang for the National Maritime Museum. Collated by Mr Roy Palmer (Manuscript) (PMR/3/1)
- Material relating to 'Nelson's Death' and 'Songs against slavery'. Collated by Mr Roy Palmer. (Manuscript) (PMR/3/2)
- 'Songs of The Smugglers', 'Emigrants all at Sea'; 'The Plimsoll Line' and 'John Masefield' and Sea Songs. Collated by Mr Roy Palmer. (Manuscript) (PMR/3/3)
- 'Lost at Sea: Songs of Shipwreck' (notes for talk given at Lancaster Maritime Festival 2003) and Shipwreck Ballads, 1819-1914. Collated by Mr Roy Palmer. (Manuscript) (PMR/3/4)
- Material relating to the 'Life and Songs of Sam Larner, fisherman', 'female sailor' and 'cannibalism at sea'. Collated by Mr Roy Palmer. (Manuscript) (PMR/3/5)
- Material relating to Piracy, 'A Sea of Ink', 'Folklore of Sea'. Collated by Mr Roy Palmer (Manuscript) (PMR/3/6)
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