Editing Brigg (section)

===Folk Song===
{{further|Brigg Fair|Lincolnshire Posy}}
Brigg is the source of several early recordings of English folk song, which subsequently inspired other composers. At competitions arranged by [[Gervase Elwes]] in 1905–06, several folk singers from the surrounding area&mdash;including [[Joseph Taylor (folk singer)|Joseph Taylor]] and George Gouldthorpe&mdash;sang for the composer [[Percy Grainger]] songs such as ''[[Brigg Fair]]'' and ''Lisbon''. He also collected ''[[Lincolnshire Posy#Horkstow Grange|Horkstow Grange]]'' at nearby Redbourne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.percygrainger.org/prognot6.htm|title=Thomas Lewis "A Source Guide to the Music of Percy Grainger}}</ref> These songs inspired Grainger's work ''Lincolnshire Posy'' and subsequently [[Frederick Delius|Frederick Delius's]] own ''Brigg Fair''.