Lace Songs and Culture Wars: A Nineteenth-Century Flemish Village Soap Opera.

Lacemakers sang while working at their pillows; this stereotype is amply confirmed in collections of folk songs made from lacemakers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, not just in England but also in France, Germany, and, above all, Belgium. While the habit continued into adult life, lacemak...

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Published in:Folk Music Journal Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 92 - 117
Main Author: HOPKIN, DAVID
Format: Article
Published: English Folk Dance & Song Society 2024
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