Millington, P. (2015) Tristan da Cunha and the Original 'Powder Monkey Jim'. Folk Music Journal, 10 (5). pp. 575-591. ISSN 0531-9684
Abstract
The remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha has a singing and dancing tradition similar to that of Britain and North America. All its songs and tunes came from off the island, which raises the questions of whence exactly they came, and how they arrived there. After a brief overview of the Tristan repertoire, this article examines one particular song - 'Powder Monkey Jim' - collected from Fred Swain in 1938. Having identified the Victorian origins of this song, it explores the mediums by which it and the other Tristan material may have reached the island.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 English Folk Dance and Song Society. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Tristan da Cunha; folk song; W. Michael Watson; 'The Powder-Monkey' |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Oct 2016 15:33 |
Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2016 09:35 |
Published Version: | http://www.efdss.org/efdss-join-us/folk-music-jour... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | English Folk Dance and Song Society |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:105666 |