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Uncollected Folk – Roy Kerridge’s last column

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Derek Turner

Uncollected Folk In his valedictory Uncollected Folk column, ROY KERRIDGE imagines how future folk songs (if there are any) might sound To those highminded Victorians who took part in the literary discovery of folklore, it was a revelation to find … Continue reading →

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Roy Kerridge’s Uncollected Folk

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Derek Turner

Uncollected Folk ROY KERRIDGE The sleeve notes of an early Elvis Presley L.P. describe rock and roll as “commercial folk music”. This is not as far-fetched as it appears. Elvis used to be known as the Hillbilly Cat, and served … Continue reading →