David Buchan’s study of the ballads of north-east Scotland and how they were made, remembered and passed on by singers who could not read. First published in 1972, it is still one of the clearest books on how oral tradition actually works.
The Ballad and the Folk
David Buchan
Paperback · Routledge · 2016
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