Cecil Sharp Diary 1917

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Document date

Tuesday 1st of May 1917

Transcription Notes

Directly after breakfast Maud and I walked out towards the Poor Farm in quite cool weather. I found it very hard to walk so we went slow and then rested in a very rude log-cabin belonging to a Mrs Mullins. It was the poorest house I have been in, just a shed without windows, and a lean-to at the back by way of kitchen. Full of cracks & ventilation holes and in it Mr and Mrs & 4 or 5 children and a lodger lived. Then we walked on ran Mrs. Pope, a buxom middle aged woman, to earth at Little Jack Asher’s, and lured her away to her house where she sang me several good songs. Got one from a daughter of the house at which Mrs. P[ope] lodged. Then feeling very done up I telephoned for a motor & rode back to lunch. After a rest & tea we sallied forth again to Mrs. Townsley’s, a Creole woman, Irish cum French cum Indian, and her daughter Mrs. Wilson both of whom sang us two ripping songs, a fine version of Rejected Lover, and an execution song with a gorgeous dorian air. Wrote up tunes in the evening & some letters. A good day. Quite cool, but fine.

Location

USA : Kentucky : Pineville [36.76203,-83.6949176]

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