Our archives contain many songs sung by Gypsies and Travellers. This resource makes these songs more accessible to the communities from which they came.
Romani Gypsy academic and poet Dr Jo Clement of Northumbria University created this resource in 2023 to make our Gypsy and Traveller collections more accessible, particularly for Gypsy and Traveller people seeking engagement with their cultural heritage.
The resource was developed as part of a project Gypsy and Traveller Voices in UK Music Archives led by Dr Hazel Marsh (University of East Anglia) together with Dr Esbjorn Wettermark (University of Sheffield) and Tiffany Hore, Director of Library and Archives at the English Folk Dance and Song Society. It was funded by the University of East Anglia’s AHRC Impact Acceleration Account.
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Image: Gypsy singer Priscilla Cooper, photographed by Cecil Sharp
About the English Folk Dance and Song Society’s Resource Bank
The Resource Bank collects together hundreds of practical materials for use in formal and informal teaching and learning contexts, in schools and also in community settings. All of the materials are free and downloadable. They make imaginative use of folk song, music, dance, drama and other arts.
The resources have developed out of innovative projects and initiatives run by the English Dance and Song Society Education team over the past decade or so. You can find resources suitable for your subject or setting by filtering by Topic, Key Stage and/or Audience.
The Resource Bank was developed through The Full English project with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
