tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561249004966522983.post715901541233914978..comments2024-03-27T21:12:56.352+00:00Comments on Patrick Comerford: Singing two Christmas carols to tunes arranged by Vaughan WilliamsPatrick Comerfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00558394038241172440noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561249004966522983.post-84432814646006438092019-06-05T16:02:59.648+01:002019-06-05T16:02:59.648+01:00I note that you have rather confusingly stated at ...I note that you have rather confusingly stated at one point when commenting on the carol "This is the Truth Sent from Above" that Ella Mary Leather was a folk music collector, and then a little later have described her as a folksinger that Vaughan Williams collected a version of the carol from. In fact she was both a folklorist and folksong collector, rather than singer, who collaborated with Vaughan Williams and jointly collected the tune and words from Mr Jenkins in Kings Pyon, Herefordshire with him in July 1909. She collaborated with him in producing "Twelve Traditional Carols from Herefordshire".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com