WINNER OF THE NEW ANGLE PRIZE FOR LITERATUREWINNER OF THE HWA NONFICTION AWARDA beautifully written exploration of the world of Edwardian folk music, and its influence on the composer Ralph Vaughan WilliamsIn January 1905 the young Vaughan Williams, not yet one of Englands most famous composers, visited Norfolk to find folk songs from the mouths of the singers. An old fisherman, James Duggie Carter, performed The Captains 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 welltodo composer and a forgotten cabin boy who died at sea, and brings fresh perspectives on folksong collectors, the singers and their songs.AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4A 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

Binding: Paperback;400 pages; Publisher: Vintage Publishing; Classification: AVGH; Weight: 440 g; Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 28

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