Who Killed Cock Robin? – British Folk Songs of Crime and Punishment Sedley

Who Killed Cock Robin?British Folk Songs of Crime and Punishment\nAuthor(s): Stephen Sedley, Martin Carthy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Reaktion Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Reaktion Books\nISBN-13: 9781789145038, 978-1789145038\nSynopsis\nAt the heart of traditional song rest the concerns of ordinary people. And folk throughout the centuries have found themselves entangled with the law: abiding by it, breaking it, and being caught and punished by it. Who Killed Cock Robin? is an anthology of just such songs compiled by one of Britains senior judges, Stephen Sedley, and most respected and best-loved folk singers, Martin Carthy.\nThe songs collected here are drawn from manuscripts, broadsides, old songbooks and oral tradition. They are grouped according to the various categories of crime and punishment, from Poaching to The Gallows. Each section contains a historical introduction, and every song is presented with a melody, its lyrics and an illuminating commentary that explores it.