List of photographs
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
1. The beginning; 2. Down under; 3. The Lloyd controversy; 4. A telegram to Hitler; 5. Engineers of the human soul; 6. The poet in the cupboard; 7. The editor in the basement; 8. 1936 and all that; 9. Long live the revolution; 10. Down to the sea in ships?; 11. Working for Auntie; 12. Shadow of the swastika; 13. As I roved out; 14. Bertie Badfruit; 15. Underneath her apron; 16. Picture Post early days; 17. The long, the short, and the tall ; 18. I’ll sing you one-oh; 19. The Bloomsbury lighthouse; 20. Return to Picture Post 21. Croom’s Hill; 22. Snow on the wrong foot; 23. A cultural upsurge; 24. Remembering Oz; 25. The English Folk Dance and Song Society; 26. The writing continues; 27. Rock Island Line 28. Jumped not pushed; 29. When Albert met James; 30. Fifties radio; 31. No more soldiering for me; 32. TOPIC–A cottage industry; 33. The roar of the greasepaint; 34. The folk survival of the fittest; 35. The Radio Ballads; 36. Life after Lomax; 37. The Revival; 38. The singing sixties; 39. The times they are a-changing 40. Frail but so expressive; 41. Take warning now you ladies all 42. Whatever suits the times; 43. In the light of further research 44. A filming we will go; 45. Fare thee well; 46. A final assemblage of memories
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
1. The beginning; 2. Down under; 3. The Lloyd controversy; 4. A telegram to Hitler; 5. Engineers of the human soul; 6. The poet in the cupboard; 7. The editor in the basement; 8. 1936 and all that; 9. Long live the revolution; 10. Down to the sea in ships?; 11. Working for Auntie; 12. Shadow of the swastika; 13. As I roved out; 14. Bertie Badfruit; 15. Underneath her apron; 16. Picture Post early days; 17. The long, the short, and the tall ; 18. I’ll sing you one-oh; 19. The Bloomsbury lighthouse; 20. Return to Picture Post 21. Croom’s Hill; 22. Snow on the wrong foot; 23. A cultural upsurge; 24. Remembering Oz; 25. The English Folk Dance and Song Society; 26. The writing continues; 27. Rock Island Line 28. Jumped not pushed; 29. When Albert met James; 30. Fifties radio; 31. No more soldiering for me; 32. TOPIC–A cottage industry; 33. The roar of the greasepaint; 34. The folk survival of the fittest; 35. The Radio Ballads; 36. Life after Lomax; 37. The Revival; 38. The singing sixties; 39. The times they are a-changing 40. Frail but so expressive; 41. Take warning now you ladies all 42. Whatever suits the times; 43. In the light of further research 44. A filming we will go; 45. Fare thee well; 46. A final assemblage of memories
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Dave Arthur has gained a considerable reputation as a researcher, collector, writer and broadcaster of English song, music and folklore. He edited English Dance and Song for twenty years, and in 2003 was awarded the EFDSS Gold Badge for services to folk music. His writing has appeared in The Times, the Independent, Melody Maker, Words International, the Folk Music Journal, English Dance and Song, the Stage, Encyclopaedia Britannica and New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.