Medicines, Music and Meals

Robert Dawson began collecting cultural information from Gypsies and Traditional Travellers at the age of 11 in the 1950s and has since published over 60 books and booklets on the subject covering language, history, customs and taboos, folk lore, crime and many other areas. Since the 1980s, he has been very involved in the education of Traveller children, both as a head teacher with Traveller children in his school and more widely as the publisher, editor or writer of an acclaimed series of culture specific children's books aimed at interesting Traveller children in reading.

1. Medicine Human ailments Other Human Uses Horse ailments Other horse uses Dog ailments Dog loyalty Poultry/songbird ailments 2. Music Romany Rye Travelling Boy Rokkering Romani Gypsy Dance Bingo Hugh of Lincoln My Mother Sent Me for Water Cruel Mother Billy Taylor Dordi the Toovin Tatto Pani Squire and the Gypsy Maid Romany Ballad Lullaby Love Song Youthful Earl Drabbing the Bawler Wind on the Heath Miri Dye Where My Caravan Magpie is a Gypsy Bird Rhona My Rhona Outside a Parson's Door Me Brother's 'Orse Peg maker's Wife Miro Koko Wester Lock and Tienni Mi Duvelesko Giveli Berry Fields of Blair 3. Recipes Families Savoury dishes Fruit and vrg Sweet dishesBeverages Bibliography Medicine Muysic Receuipes