Alfred Perceval Graves in Harlech - August, 1917

from Letter, Alfred Perceval Graves to John Lloyd Williams, 8 August 1917:

There is a gathering of lovers of Folk Song here at Harlech, Granville Bantock & Mrs Kennedy Fraser & her daughter Patuffa who has done so much for Hebridian music[:] the mother by her settings of the airs & lecturing upon + singing them, the daughter by singing them delightfully to the Celtic Harp [-] the small Irish one which all our Folk Singers should have[.]

cite as

Alfred Perceval Graves, Letter, Alfred Perceval Graves to John Lloyd Williams, 8 August 1917. In NLW, number GB 0210 JLLW AL1/5/96. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447276044375 accessed: 26 April, 2024

location of experience: Harlech

Listeners

Alfred Perceval Graves
Folklorist, Poet, Songwriter
1846-1931

Listening to

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Hebridean Songs performed by Patuffa Kennedy-Fraser

Experience Information

Date/Time August, 1917
Medium live

Notes

Arthur Perceval Graves hopes to entice John Lloyd Williams to a gathering of prominent folk-song experts.


Originally submitted by acusworth on Wed, 11 Nov 2015 21:07:24 +0000
Approved on Wed, 09 Nov 2016 09:55:38 +0000