The late Victorian folksong revival: the persistence of English melody, 1878-1903

Concepts and legacies. The concept of folksong ; Legacies from the past

The rediscovery of melody, 1878-1889. Prelude : England in the 1880s ; Stirrings in the north ; Village singers and gypsies ; Songs of the sea ; Western pioneer : Sabine Baring-Gould ; Northern pioneer : Frank Kidson

The growth of a movement, 1890-1903. Interlude : England in the 1890s ; Birth of a movement, 1890-92 ; Lucy Broadwood and English county songs ; The revival of national song ; Sabine Baring-Gould in the 1890s ; Frank Kidson in the 1890s ; National song as minstrelsy ; Birth of the folk-song society ; Epilogue and conclusions.