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- Title
Joan Sharp (1898-1968) and the Revival of the English Pipe and Tabor.
- Authors
SERMON, RICHARD SHAW
- Abstract
In April 1909, when at the height of his morris dance collecting activities, Cecil Sharp obtained a traditional pipe and tabor from the son of William Carter at Guiting Power in Gloucestershire. He went on to play these instruments during his lectures in both Britain and America, but was eventually surpassed by his daughter Joan who became the first truly accomplished taborer of the folk revival. With Douglas Kennedy performing solo morris jigs to her simple yet precise accompaniment, Joan demonstrated these instruments at numerous folk dance festivals and on international tours. She also made the first recordings of the English pipe and tabor, released on Columbia Records in 1930. However, her contribution to the folk dance movement and the revival of the pipe and tabor has never been fully recognized, and it is hoped that this article will go some way to correcting that omission. In addition, having closely examined the photographic evidence, the author offers some new observations on the possible fate of Joan's instruments.
- Subjects
MORRIS dance; SHARP, Cecil, 1859-1924; MUSICAL instruments; FOLK music
- Publication
Folk Music Journal, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
0531-9684
- Publication type
Article