The Songs That Nearly Got Away: An Examination of the Unpublished Portion of Kenneth Peacock’s Newfoundland Field Collection

Kenneth Peacock’s Songs of the Newfoundland Outports was and still is a landmark collection of Maritime music. But for several reasons, Peacock did not include in the publication all the songs he had collected. This article examines the reasons for non-inclusion and explores the hidden value of this...

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Main Author: Guigne, Anna Kearney
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Canadian Society for Traditional Music / La Société canadienne pour les traditions musicales 2003
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Online Access:https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MC/article/view/21615
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Summary:Kenneth Peacock’s Songs of the Newfoundland Outports was and still is a landmark collection of Maritime music. But for several reasons, Peacock did not include in the publication all the songs he had collected. This article examines the reasons for non-inclusion and explores the hidden value of this unpublished music.