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Sound Recordings, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/A582r

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Sound Recordings, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A582r

Creator(s): Patten, Bob

Site Location(s): Subject - Lopen, Somerset, England, United Kingdom( 50.9251, -2.81756 ); Subject - Cornwall, England, United Kingdom( 50.4167, -4.75 ); Subject - Devon, England, United Kingdom( 50.7512, -3.81027 ); Subject - Somerset, England, United Kingdom( 51.0833, -3 )

Date(s): 1970-1971

Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 33' 17".

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414633

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

Description

Compilation of field recordings of traditional songs from the West Country(accompanied and unaccompanied, complete and fragments), a monologue and a children's calendar custom rhyme. The songs include wassails, one of which was recorded at the wassailing of an apple tree [gunfire and cheering can be heard]. Children of Lopen in Somerset sing a Punky Night [October] song.


The singers are Charlie Showers, Bill Mear, Mrs. Showers, the Curry Rivel Wassailers, Eric Tarr, the Carhampton Wassailers, Brenda Bearne, Mrs. Bearne, Henry Davey, Raymond Veerman and Arthur Chilcott.

Access and usage

Reproduction

Access

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Physical and technical conditions

Copy tape. 9.5cm/sec. High recording level. Some distortion.

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Calendar rites

Culture

England

English Language - Dialects

Folk Music

Folk singers

Folk songs, English

Holidays

Manners and Customs

Punky Night (Lopen, Somerset, England)

Rites and Ceremonies

Wassailing

West Country

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