Robin,
Thanks for your helpful suggestion! I'll be sure to contact David to see if he can help me.
--Elizabeth--
Robin Room wrote:
> Elizabeth --
> You might want to get in touch with David Ingle (e-mail: [log in to unmask]) who has been interested in the history of music and alcohol. I have a feeling he's more interested in drinking songs than in temperance songs, but he has collected material on (and has performance tapes that include) both.
>
> I received a leaflet today from him announcing a conference on Drink, Drama, Poetry and Song on
> Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Maliotis Cultural Center, 50 Goddard Ave., Brookline, NA 617-522-2899.
> "Ten scholars discuss how drinking societies (taverns, pubs and cafes) have fostered song, poetry and theater. And how these art forms reflect values and dehaviors of traditional drinking societies -- both constructive and destructive. Roundtables lead to open discussions with the audience."
>
> 10 am - 1 pm:
> Dwight Heath, Drink & ritual
> Carl Ruch, A folklore history of Bacchus
> Patricia Rosenmeyer, Love and wine in Greek poetry
> George Light, Shakespeare and the Renaissance tavern
> Laurence Senelick, Origins of music hall in London clubs
>
> 2 pm - 4:30 pm:
> David Ingle, Irish self-images in folk songs on drink
> Bill Williams, Paddy's image in US stage songs
> Madelon Powers, Society and folklore in the saloon
> Elijah Wald, Song and drink in rural America
>
> 4:30 pm - 6 pm: Talk and demonstration: Music and culture in the Parisian cafe
> Scott Haine, with Leslie Holmes (soprano)
>
> People must register in advance, at no cost, with David Ingle, 508-879-0361, [log in to unmask]
>
> Robin Room
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elizabeth <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: den 28 oktober 1999 21:01
> Subject: Temperance songs
>
> >Hello everyone. I'd like to introduce myself to the list as a new
> >subscriber. My name is Elizabeth Surles, and I'm and undergraduate
> >currently researching the use of music in the Woman's Crusade and the
> >early years of the W.C.T.U. at the Newberry Library in Chicago. I
> >subscribed to this listserv in order to communicate with others who might
> >know about research similar to mine and to get feedback about my
> >research. As an undergrad, I'm pretty new at extensively using primary
> >sources to write a major paper. If anyone has advice pertaining to my
> >research topic, please feel free to email me privately.
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Elizabeth Surles
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