The Welsh Gypsies by Eldra Jarman
The Gypsy family of Abram Wood first arrived in Wales in the eighteenth century, a tawny-skinned people speaking a language close to Hindi and Sanskrit. Welsh society found their customs strange and sometimes unacceptable. The family included such colourful characters as Abram Wood himself, their chieftain, who always rode a pedigree horse but died in a cowshed on the slopes of Cader Idris; Silvaina, who was feared as a witch and who insisted that Robin her mule could understand every word of her Romani speech and Harry, who tried to emulate his idol Dick Turpin by riding a farm horse madly around a field. The Wood family, from Abram to the twentieth century, also provided Wales with many famous skilled harpists and fiddlers who performed Welsh music.
Eldra Jarman is a descendant of Abram Wood. She is a great-granddaughter of John Roberts of Newtown and inherited the family gift for harp-playing.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780708323984 |
| ISBN 10 | 0708323987 |
| Title | The Welsh Gypsies |
| Author | Eldra Jarman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Wales Press |
| Year published | 2011-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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