Who Killed Cock Robin?: British Folk Songs of Crime and Punishment

by Martin Carthy and Stephen Sedley

Now in paperback, an entertaining and enlightening compendium at the intersection of two great British folk traditions: song and encounters with the law.

At the heart of traditional songs rest the concerns of ordinary people. And folk throughout the centuries have found themselves entangled with the law: abiding by it, breaking it, and being caught and punished by it. Who Killed Cock Robin? is an anthology of just such songs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789148588
• ISBN13: 9781789148589
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"