Books,etc

Publications with GlosChristmas themes. (Please let us know if you know more). For publications including non-Christmas see http://www.glosfolk.org.uk/research_information.html
‘Let Us Be Merry’ by Gwilym Davis & Roy Palmer 1996
A collection of 30 carols from Gloucestershire with historical notes, culled from traditional singers in the county or from folksong archives. ISBN 0 9526031 1X (out of print)
‘Let Us Be Merry’ CD by PuzzleJug 1997
CD of 20 carols and Christmas songs – a companion CD to the book.  It can be purchased via this website or via Amazon
‘Step In’ by Gerald Tween   2012
Book with scripts of 26 mummer’s plays from Gloucestershire and research. 107 pages, published by Vale Publishing Services. ISBN 978-0-9514743-8
‘A Sweet Country Life’ by Richard Sermon 2010
A book of folksongs collected by Cecil Sharp in Tewkesbury, including the Virgin Unspotted. ISBN 978-0-9514743-3-4
Wassail talk by Richard Chidlaw
Wassail Songs and Carols from Gloucestershire http://www.tradsong.org/Chidlaw.pdf
Mumming on Youtube
Lots of Gloucestershire Mummers plays are on the internet, on Youtube.  We have foundMarshfield, Cheltenham, Bisley, and City ofGlos.
Some Mumming Texts in the online ‘Folk Play’ Library
Texts from Weston-sub-Edge (1864), Kempsford (1868 ), Longborough (1905-1906), Cinderford (1913-1916 ), Sapperton (1914 ), Icomb (1913-1916) and South Cerney (1930s).