Van Dieman’s Land, Mr Broomfield, East Horndon, 1904

Collected from Mr Broomfield

Collection Date: 22 April 1904 (1904-04-22),

Place: East Horndon, Essex, England

Performer: Mr Broomfield

Index: Roud 519, Laws L18

Ralph Vaughan Williams MSS Collection (British Library 54190) Vol.2, MS bk 3, p.69; RVW2/2/52

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Source: D. Occomore, P. Heath-Coleman. Folk Songs Collected In Essex by Dr. Ralph Vaughan Williams.

This version of “Van Dieman’s Land” was taught at Woodside Academy in Gray’s Essex as part of the Vaughan Williams’ Folk community project (funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund) in June 2023. Tenor Ben Vonberg-Clark worked with Year 3 for 2 sessions to learn the song.

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