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- ISBN 9781789148589
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Apr 2024
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Folk throughout the centuries have found themselves entangled with the law: abiding it, breaking it and being punished by it. Who Killed Cock Robin? is an anthology of folk songs of crime and punishment, with songs drawn from manuscripts, broadsides, old songbooks and oral tradition. Each section contains a historical introduction, and every song is presented with a melody, its lyrics and an illuminating commentary that explores its origins and sources. This is a unique, sometimes comic, often tragic, and always colourful insight into the past that preserves an important body of song for future generations.
Stephen Sedley (Author)
Stephen Sedley was appointed a High Court Judge in 1992 and an Appeal Court Judge in 1999, and, on retiring from the Bench in 2011, Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Oxford.
Martin Carthy (Author)
Martin Carthy MBE is a singer and guitarist and one of Britain’s most highly regarded folk musicians. In 2014 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Stephen Sedley was appointed a High Court Judge in 1992 and an Appeal Court Judge in 1999, and, on retiring from the Bench in 2011, Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Oxford.
Martin Carthy (Author)
Martin Carthy MBE is a singer and guitarist and one of Britain’s most highly regarded folk musicians. In 2014 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
