Cecil Sharp Diary 1918

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Friday 24th of May 1918

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Packed and motored to Beechgrove soon after breakfast in Dol Small’s motor. Called on the Smalls, Dol insisting that I should play the Cuckoo’s Nest on the piano as a farewell — which of course I did greatly to his satisfaction. Rather a nasty road and bumpy journey and then on our arrival found great difficulty in finding a lodging. Mrs Lindy Thompson was most suspicious about us and refused us finally point blank. Mrs Ewing however agreed to board us and give Maud a room if I could persuade Mrs L. Thompson to give me a bed. This after much persuasion she ultimately agreed to do, but not until after I had shown & read to her my passport. We had a scrap lunch and then walked a couple of miles up the valley — a very beautiful walk by the side of the Rockfish — which is very nearly but not quite as lovely as the Tye. Called on Napoleon FitzGerald, brother of old Philander, and got some interesting songs from him though he is not the singer that his brother is. Then to Mrs Dodd from whom I got some very good ones. After supper went to Thompson, made friends with him and then to bed, on a shuck[?] mattress and no sheets, but room & bed fairly clean. So dead tired that I managed to sleep.

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USA : Viginia : Beechgrove [0,0]

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