Folk Songs from Somerset
E815136
Folk Songs from Somerset is a seminal early 20th-century collection of English folk music that helped preserve and popularize traditional songs from the Somerset region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Folk Songs from Somerset canonical | 3 |
| “Somerset Gloucestershire Wassail” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9704269 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folk Songs from Somerset Context triple: [Cecil Sharp, notableWork, Folk Songs from Somerset]
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A.
Somerset Collection
Somerset Collection is an upscale, multi-level luxury shopping mall and retail destination located in Troy, Michigan.
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B.
Front Parlour Ballads
Front Parlour Ballads is a 2005 acoustic-oriented folk-rock album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, showcasing his intricate guitar work and storytelling songwriting.
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C.
Stone Walls and Men
Stone Walls and Men is a psychological study and memoir by psychoanalyst Robert M. Lindner examining the minds and experiences of prison inmates.
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D.
Frampton on Severn
Frampton on Severn is a picturesque village in Gloucestershire, England, noted for having one of the longest village greens in the country and historic buildings along the River Severn.
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E.
Black Country
The Black Country is an industrial region in the West Midlands of England historically known for coal mining, ironworking, and heavy manufacturing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folk Songs from Somerset Target entity description: Folk Songs from Somerset is a seminal early 20th-century collection of English folk music that helped preserve and popularize traditional songs from the Somerset region.
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A.
Somerset Collection
Somerset Collection is an upscale, multi-level luxury shopping mall and retail destination located in Troy, Michigan.
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B.
Front Parlour Ballads
Front Parlour Ballads is a 2005 acoustic-oriented folk-rock album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, showcasing his intricate guitar work and storytelling songwriting.
-
C.
Stone Walls and Men
Stone Walls and Men is a psychological study and memoir by psychoanalyst Robert M. Lindner examining the minds and experiences of prison inmates.
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D.
Frampton on Severn
Frampton on Severn is a picturesque village in Gloucestershire, England, noted for having one of the longest village greens in the country and historic buildings along the River Severn.
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E.
Black Country
The Black Country is an industrial region in the West Midlands of England historically known for coal mining, ironworking, and heavy manufacturing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song collection
ⓘ
music book ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalContext | English traditional music ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal collection of English folk music ⓘ |
| genre |
English folk music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ |
| hasContent |
song lyrics
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song melodies ⓘ traditional tunes ⓘ |
| hasPart | traditional songs from Somerset ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped popularize Somerset folk songs
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helped preserve regional folk repertoire ⓘ |
| influenced |
English folk song revival
ⓘ
linked to:
British folk revival
subsequent folk song collections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Somerset folk songs ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| placeOfFocus | Somerset ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
popularization of traditional songs
ⓘ
preservation of traditional songs ⓘ |
| region |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| subjectHeading | folk songs—England—Somerset ⓘ |
| usedIn |
folk music education
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folk music performance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Folk Songs from Somerset Description of subject: Folk Songs from Somerset is a seminal early 20th-century collection of English folk music that helped preserve and popularize traditional songs from the Somerset region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Folk Songs from Somerset