ABSTRACT
The death of Lucy Broadwood parents and her move to Carlisle Mansions in 1899, coinciding with the founding of the Folk-Song Society, had clearly given Lucy a new lease on life as she entered her forties. A set of rules was drafted, which formed the basis for the revised set. The name of the new society was significant. It was not the English Folk-Song Society but, like the Folk lore Society, its remit would include 'British and foreign' music. This was revised later to read: The Society shall have for its primary object the collection and preservation of Folk-Songs, Ballads and Tunes, and the publication of such of these as may be advisable. The long awaited first general meeting of the Folk-Song Society took place at the Beers Mayfair home with Sir Alexander Mackenzie in the chair. The music critic Alfred Kalisch was appointed treasurer and Kate Lee became the honorary secretary. The Society now had a membership of 73.
