THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Maud Karpeles

Letter No. VWL4872

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Maud Karpeles

Letter No.: VWL4872


From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

[mid 1930s]

Dear Maud
The tune is a well known type – isn’t it – but not too bad and “genuine”.
I’ve written to Mrs Jenkins1 saying that I am surprized that such a very controversial question as the re-collection of tunes was not on the agenda & that I propose to bring the matter up on Oct 13th
Yrs 
RVW


1. Inez Jenkins, President of the English Folk Dance and Song Society.