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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/A344r

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Sound Recording, Suffolk

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A344r

Creator(s): Dunn, Ginette

Site Location(s): Subject - Snape, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom( 52.171, 1.50047 )

Date(s): 5 October 1974

Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 68' 30".

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414395

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

Description

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, talks about village concerts, the singer Jack Davy, speeches re. the village and songs sung, village organisations, other singers, (step) dancing, village dances, dance band from Aldeburgh; playing the mouth organ; pub singing at the Golden Key, the Crown and other pubs after World War Two; problems of travelling (to Blaxhall), transport not available; step dancing; describes the Candlestick dance; accordion music; women travelling from Blaxhall to Snape for dances at the Golden Key; Leiston Folk Club; preference for old songs; thoughts on musical accompaniment; changes in songs and singing; use of Jew's harp; medley singer, Bob [?Scarce]; singing on stage in Grimsby; Dutch fishing boats; fishing in Scotland; audience participation (choruses); Blaxhall village and songs, singing on Mondays; learning songs from Bob Scarce and Jack Harland; song ownership; singers' repertoires.


Bob Hart sings part of 'I Ain't A-Going to Tell' ( Aaron Ling song); travelling to pubs, including the Ship Inn at Blaxhall; BH's family; ambitions; preference for Navy over Army; working on father's farm; career at sea, working on steam drifters; leaving school; Copper Kettle singing competitions; talk of local families and singers; versions of 'Barbara Allen'/ 'Barbara Ellen'; sings two versions of 'The Foggy Dew', including Lenny [Savage]'s ; talks about 'Underneath the Apron', 'Old Farmer's Servant' and 'A Broadside'.


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9.5cm/sec. High recording level. Adjusted on AC copy.

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