Sing Us One of the Old Songs by Michael Kilgarriff
Michael Kilgarriff's compilation of some 20,000 popular song titles, 1860-1920, provides for the first time in one volume answers to the questions which excite Music Hall and popular song enthusiasts more than anything in life: who wrote what and when, and who sang it? The criteria for a song's inclusion are popularity, topicality, and significance in the career of its singer. Also included are titles still remembered and performed, for it is at today's Music Hall performers and producers that these checklists are primarily aimed. The non-active enthusiast and the casual enquirer will also find much of value herein, if only because the information offered is not readily available elsewhere. Many specialist libraries and collections are not open to the public. The importance of Sing Us One of the Old Songs is to bring much previously inaccessible material within general reach.
the general soundness and sobriety of his scholarship seem beyond disputeHe cites an impressive array of sources, and, even more importantly, he draws on a lifetime's experience.../ For the specialists and Old Time activists whom he sees as his primary audience, his book will be invaluable./ John Gross, TLS, 05/02/99.
Michael Kilgarriff is an actor, musician, writer. He performs regularly as Music Hall Chairman of the Players' Theatre, London; he has worked for BBC television and radio in a variety of roles (both as actor and writer) and has also appeared in both pantomimes and more serious stage work.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198166573 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198166575 |
| Title | Sing Us One of the Old Songs |
| Author | Michael Kilgarriff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1999-01-14 |
| Number of pages | 864 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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