Dear Companion

Appalachian Traditional Songs and Singers from the Cecil Sharp Collection

Compiled and edited by Mike Yates, Elaine Bradtke and Malcolm Taylor

Preface by Shirley Collins

Fifty three songs from one of the finest collections of folk music ever assembled. Collected by Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles during visits to Tennessee, U.S.A. between 1916 and 1918.

With an extensive introduction to Sharp's Appalachian journey and the singers by Mike Yates.

Published EFDSS 2004 in association with Sharp's Folk Club