Cabin Boys, Milkmaids, and Rough Seas: Identity in the Unexpurgated Repertoire of Stan Hugill

by Jessica M. Floyd

During his correspondence with erotic folklore collector Gershon Legman, famed chantey singer and collector Stan Hugill (1906-1992) shared unexpurgated versions of the songs in his repertoire. These bawdy songs were meant to be a part of Legman's larger project concerning erotic folksong. Upon Legman's death in 1999, the unfinished and unpublished manuscript sank into obscurity and was believed by many to be permanently lost. Thankfully this "holy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496853121
• ISBN13: 9781496853127
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"