| ENGLISH FOLK-SONG | ||
| PAGE | ||
| Introduction | 3 | |
| i. | Definition | 9 |
| ii. | The Origin of Folk-Song | 11 |
| iii. | The Cante-Fable | 15 |
| iv. | The Construction of Folk-Music | 19 |
| v. | Changes that occur in Folk-Music | 25 |
| vi. | The Quality of Folk-Song, and its Diffusion | 36 |
| vii. | The Movement for collecting English Folk-Song | 40 |
| viii. | The Noting of Folk-Music | 47 |
| ix. | The Different Classes of Folk-Song | 52 |
| x. | The Narrative Ballad | 53 |
| xi. | Love Songs and Mystic Songs | 57 |
| xii. | The Pastoral | 60 |
| xiii. | Drinking Songs and Humorous Songs | 62 |
| xiv. | Highwayman and Poacher Songs | 64 |
| xv. | Soldier Songs | 66 |
| xvi. | Sea Songs | 67 |
| xvii. | Pressgang Songs | 69 |
| xviii. | Hunting and Sporting Songs | 70 |
| xix. | Songs of Labour | 71 |
| xx. | Traditional Carols | 74 |
| xxi. | Children’s Singing-Games | 77 |
| xxii. | The Ballad Sheet and Song Garland | 78 |
| Bibliography | 86 | |
| ENGLISH FOLK-DANCE | ||
| Introduction | 97 | |
| i. | The Morris Dance To-day | 125 |
| ii. | Tunes | 130 |
| iii. | Musical Instruments | 132 |
| iv. | The Dress | 136 |
| v. | Extra Characters | 141 |
| vi. | The Sword Dance | 145 |
| vii. | The Furry Dance | 150 |
| viii. | The Country Dance | 152 |
| ix. | The Present-Day Revival of the Folk-Dance | 158 |
| x. | Conclusions | 167 |
| Bibliography | 173 | |