Grimm (D. M., ed. 1843, pp. 499 sqq.) tells of a giant of Rügen who tried to dam up the Baltic that he might cross to Pomerania dry-shod. The Roman road over the moors in the North Riding, known as "Wade's Causeway," is said to have been made by the giant Wade for his wife's convenience in going to milk her cow (County Folklore, vol. ii., Yorkshire, p. 9). Whether any similar tradition attaches to the Giant's Causeway in Ireland is unknown to the present writer. But we may ask in turn, why is it assumed that this Perseus story must be a Celtic one? As well say it must be Phoenician.

It is, we believe, intended to give more attention to folklore in the current volume. The first number contains some miscellaneous folklore jottings from the notebooks of the Secretary, Mr. A. W. Johnston (p. 161), a version of the well-known story of the seal-wife (p. 173), and a full and first-hand account of Orkney Bonfires by Mr. Magnus Spence, who has himself taken part in these celebrations (p. 179). This last includes details worth noticing.

We wish the new venture of the Viking Club every success. EDITOR.

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Folk-Lore.

TRANSACTIONS OF THE FOLK-LORE SOCIETY.

VOL. XIX.]

JUNE, 1908.

[No. 2.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19th, 1908.

THE PRESIDENT (DR. GASTER) IN THE CHAIR.

THE minutes of the December Meeting were read and confirmed.

The election of Sir Lewis Tupper and the Rev. T. Lewis as members of the Society was announced.

The deaths of Mr. P. F. S. Amery, Mr. F. T. Elworthy, and Sir A. Baldwin, M.P., and the resignations of the Lady Edith Campbell and Mr. H. Ling Roth were also announced.

"The

Dr. A. C. Haddon gave a lantern lecture on Morning Star Ceremony of the Pownee," and in the discussion which followed Mr. Calderon, Mr. N. W. Thomas, and the Chairman took part.

The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to Dr. Haddon for his lecture.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18th, 1908.

THE PRESIDENt (Dr. GasteR) IN THE CHAIR.

THE minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.

The election of Mr. Paul Kelly and Mrs. T. L. W. Wilson as members of the Society and the admission of the Mercantile Library of Philadelphia and the Sigma Fraternity of Willesley, Mass., U.S.A., as subscribers were also announced.

The resignation of Mr. E. Marston was also announced. Mr. Cecil J. Sharp delivered a lecture on Folk-Music [p. 132], which was illustrated by folk-songs, sung by Miss Mattie Kay. In the discussion which followed Miss Burne, Mr. Gomme, Mr. Calderon, Mr. Thomas, and the Chairman took part.

The meeting terminated with votes of thanks to Mr. Sharp for his lecture and to Miss Mattie Kay for her songs.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15th, 1908.

MR. G. L. GOMME (VICE-PRESIDENT) IN THE CHAIR. THE Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.

The election of the Rev. M. Wolsey as a member of the Society and the enrolment of the Woolwich Public Library, the North-Western University Library, Evanston, Ill., U.S.A., the Californian University Library, Berkeley, U.S.A., and the Swarthmore Public Library as subscribers

The deaths of Mr. J. W. Crombie, M.P., the Rev. Father Magri, and the Very Rev. Timothy Lee were also announced.

Miss Isabel Dickson read a paper entitled "The Burryman," and in the discussion which followed Miss Burne, Mr. Calderon, Mr. Dames, and the Chairman took part. A vote of thanks was accorded to Miss Dickson for her paper.

Mr. W. L. Hildburgh exhibited a number of Flemish and Portuguese amulets, and read papers thereon [pp. 200, 213]. He also exhibited a case of Italian amulets, with which he compared the Portuguese. In the discussion which followed Mr. Tabor, Mr. Lovett, Mr. A. R. Wright, Miss Burne, and the Chairman took part.

The Meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to Mr. Hildburgh for his exhibition and his paper.

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH

FOLK-MUSIC.

BY CECIL J. SHARP.

(Read at Meeting, 18th March, 1908.)

FOLK-MUSIC is, of course, merely one of the numerous branches of Folk-lore. It is, however, a very large and important one, so important indeed that it has been found convenient to found a special association-The Folk-song Society for its investigation. It would, however, be a great mistake to overlook the close connection between the two societies, and it would be a thousand pities if they were to remain entirely separate, each pursuing its own work independently of the other.

Folk-song collectors, from the very nature of their work, must continually be stumbling upon facts which, although they may have no direct bearing upon folk-music, may be of the utmost value to the folk-lorist. And, per contrâ, the folk-lorist in his investigations must often make discoveries which concern the folk-song collector more directly than himself. Obviously, therefore, as the two societies are working on parallel lines, it is of the utmost importance that they should keep in close touch with each other, and be ready to co-operate wherever possible. I venture, therefore, to express the hope that the example which you have set by inviting a member of the Folk-song Society to