27 MARCH 1915, Page 25

Ten years ago scarcely any one knew that such things

as folk-dances had ever existed in England, still less that they still survived in some districts. The study of our folk-mneic has a somewhat longer date, but has only recently received all the serious attention it merits. A small book upon English Folk-Song and Dance has just been issued from the Cambridge University Press (3e. net). It falls into two independent halves, each provided with its own bibliography, and each written by an acknowledged expert. The first, dealing with folk-song, is by Mr. Frank Nielson, while the second, devoted to the folk-dance, is by Miss Mary Neal. We can thoroughly recommend the volume as an introduction to the two subjects.