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The Captain's Apprentice - Ralph Vaughan Williams and the Story of a Folk Song (Paperback)
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The Captain's Apprentice - Ralph Vaughan Williams and the Story of a Folk Song (Paperback)
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A beautifully written exploration of the world of Edwardian folk
music, and its influence on the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams In
January 1905 the young Vaughan Williams, not yet one of England's
most famous composers, visited Norfolk to find folk songs 'from the
mouths of the singers'. An old fisherman, James 'Duggie' Carter,
performed 'The Captain's Apprentice', a brutal tale of torture sung
to the most beautiful tune the young composer had ever heard. With
this transformational moment at its heart, the book traces the
contrasting lives of the well-to-do composer and a forgotten cabin
boy who died at sea, and brings fresh perspectives on folk-song
collectors, the singers and their songs. ***AS READ ON BBC RADIO
4*** 'A quirky, fascinating read. Davison excels in evoking English
landscapes' Sunday Times 'Animated, entertaining... Presenting a
richly complex picture of a subject that can all too easily be
shrouded in a sentimental haze' Daily Telegraph
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