Rough Music :Folk Customs, Transgression and Alternative Britain
Rough Music :Folk Customs, Transgression and Alternative Britain
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Published:
1 March, 2025
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1 March, 2025
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Rough Music explores transgression and shame in British folklore and customs from ancient Britain to the present day. From Bonfire Night to Wassail, Morris dancing, Mari Lwyd and Twelfth Night, along with events like street football and the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, Liz Williams reveals the roots and roles of violence, mockery, protest and public shaming. She also looks at alternative culture and modern protests, such as the Battle of the Beanfield and the Stonehenge Free Festival, as well as interaction between racism and traditions involving blackface, alongside the emergence of all-female Morris sides.This engaging book offers an entertaining and revealing look at British folklore and culture.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781836390602 |
| ISBN10 | 1836390602 |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Reaktion Books |
| Format | hardback |
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'A lively and well-informed account of traditional British popular customs, with a novel and valuable pair of twists: showing the close relationship of those customs with subversion and disorder, and following their observance up into the current time. It is thus a revealing commentary on both past and present.' – Ronald Hutton, Professor of History, University of Bristol, and author of Pagan Britain
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Author's Bio
Liz Williams is a writer and journalist. She lives in Glastonbury, where she co-owns a witchcraft shop, and where she also lectures in creative writing. Her books include Miracles of Our Own Making: A History of Paganism (2020), also published by Reaktion Books.