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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/A362r

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Sound Recording, Suffolk

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A362r

Creator(s): Dunn, Ginette

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

Date(s): 6 September 1974

Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 86' 48".

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414413

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

Description

Ruby Ling, recorded at home in Snape, sings 'Just a Rose in a Garden of Weeds', 'Am I Wasting My Time?' [1st verse only], 'It Happened in Monterrey', 'Cabin with Roses Round the Door', 'Eat More Fruit', 'Duck Foot Sue', 'The Photo of the Girl I Left Behind', 'No, No, A Thousand Times No!'; talks about singing songs with a friend whilst living in London, aged sixteen; brief biographical details; sings 'Call on Mammy', 'Forty Shades of Green', 'O How I've Waited for You', 'Buttercup Joe' [learned from her father], 'Varmer Giles', 'Save Your Sorrow'.


Ruby Ling sings 'The Clouds will Soon Roll By', 'Bouquet of Posies', 'Romany Rose', 'Just an Old Fashioned Lady'; talks about her family and singing at home; sings 'Little Grey Home in the West', 'I Never Interfere', 'Mrs. Moore'; talks about learning songs; sings 'A Fair Haired Boy', 'Swim Sam, Swim Sam, Swim Sam', 'Delaney', 'Farmer's Boy', 'Wireless on the Brain'; talk of musical ability; sings 'Always Pasadena' and 'How Can You Buy Kilarney?' Concludes on tape LAVC/SRE/A363r.


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Physical and technical conditions

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

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