Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A471r
Creator(s): Sullivan, Keith Frederick
Site Location(s): Subject - Danby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom( 54.4661, -0.91073 )
Date(s): 30 November 1976
Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 30' 50".
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414522
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Description
[Collector announcement]; Eddy Arker, recorded driving in his car to a rehearsal of the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir in Danby. EA relates the history of the choir - formation five years ago; and talks about membership, competitions entered (including Eskdale), the villages that choir members come from, practices, concerts, Danby quoit members, the occupations of choir members and the choir's repertoire; also talks about a concert given in Ugthorpefor the Quoit Club, and comments on the village's Quoits Supper. [Tr. 3]
Rehearsal of the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir, recorded in Danby Village Hall. First hear the voice of the conductor, followed by the choir singing the first line As a white candle; line repeated, at a higher recording level; the choir sing 'Michelle' [with piano accompaniment], [? 'Miller of Dee'], 'Kumbayah' [with piano] and 'The Long Day Closes' [with piano]. [Tr. 4]
Interview with a founder member of the choir, recorded during the evening of the choir rehearsal. He talks about the establishment of the choir in 1970, choir rehearsals, membership, competitions and concerts. [Tr. 5]
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Physical and technical conditions
?Copy tape. Eddy Arker interview recorded at 19cm/sec [collector announcement at 9.5cm/sec]; rest at 9.5cm/sec. Variable recording level.
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