But rather than re-writing the piece entirely, I thought it would be better to grit the teeth, correct the most glaring errors and let an early treatment of the subject remain largely as it is. My understanding of 'folk music' and 'traditional music' have changed since 2003 as well, so I would probably take a different approach if I was writing the article today. Three years on, I've just completed writing an MA thesis on the subject and have managed to get rather deeper into it. Hence the need for the exploratory article, 'In Search of Native Song'. But there was no way to gain an overall sense of how much folk music had been collected here who were the informants what kind of music and songs had been found and where this material could be sourced from.
Plenty of primary information could be found in old publications, song anthologies and in archival holdings: if you had the time, opportunity and inclination to go looking. ( When I wrote this article three years ago there was no overview of folk music collecting in New Zealand in existance. There is now a sound recording of Phil Garland's workshop lecture on the development of New Zealand's folk traditionĪt the National Folk Festival in Queensland Folk Federation collection at:
In Search of Native Song Article MT133 In Search of Native Song Traditional Folksong Collecting in New Zealand
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