Cecil Sharp
English folk song collector, teacher, songwriter and musician · Musicians · Lived 1859 to 1924 · aged 64
Cecil James Sharp was an English collector of folk songs, folk dances and instrumental music, as well as a lecturer, teacher, composer and musician. He was a key figure in the folk-song revival in England during the Edwardian period.
Cecil Sharp is read about 60 times a day, in 16 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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!["Sweet Kitty" transcribed from Lucy White by Cecil Sharp in 1906[30]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Sweet_Kitty_from_Lucy_White_for_Cecil_Sharp.jpg/500px-Sweet_Kitty_from_Lucy_White_for_Cecil_Sharp.jpg)
About this person
According to Roud's Folk Song in England, Sharp was the country's "single most important figure in the study of folk song and music".
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1859 to 1924 · aged 64
