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Total number of records: 25

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture25
english language - dialects25
folk music25
community life13
associations, institutions, etc7
musical instruments5
play5
occupations4
war4
education3

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Hart, Bob (1892-1978)25
Dunn, Ginette22
Ling, Percy (1906-1982)9
Webb, Percy7
Poacher, Cyril (1910-1999)4
Mackay, Donald3
Pardon, Walter (1914-1996)3
Holy Jim2
Jimmy2
Knights, James (1880-1880)2

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Bishop, Julia C; Dunn, Ginette

1972-1975

Compilation tape comprising multiple examples of Bob Hart singing, at home in Snape and in other Suffolk pub and folk club venues, 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough', 'The Female Cabin Boy', '...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Mackay, Donald

September 1970

Bob Hart and Dick ? singing in the Crown Inn, Snape.

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

8 September 1974

Bob Hart and Lenny Townsend singing in the Horse and Groom pub, Wrentham. BH sings 'On a Summer's Night', 'Banks of Sweet Primroses'and 'Long Trail A-Winding'; BH and George ? sing 'Red Sails in the S...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

5 September 1975

Session recorded at the Ship Inn, Blaxhall. Oscar Woods plays the melodeon; Cyril Poacher sings 'The Great Big Wheel'; Bob Hart sings 'One of the Best'; Oscar Woods plays the melodeon; Cyril Poacher s...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Mackay, Donald

10 August 1970

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, singing and in conversation. Talks about learning songs, gives autobiographical details concerning his working life and time spent at sea, and refers to singing in...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Mackay, Donald

August 1970

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, singing and in conversation. Talks about the sources of the songs he knows, the local community and attending school/Sunday School.

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

25 June 1974

Bob Hart, recorded in Snape [?in the collector's home], talks about practising songs; the preservation of songs and the collector's tape recordings; old songs - music hall, folk; fishing - herring, gr...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

13 July 1974

Conclusion of singing session in the Crown pub, Snape [starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A336r]; Bob Hart sings 'Old Farmer's Servant' [small break in recording due to missing oxide layer on tape]; sings 'My Gr...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

June 1975

Singing at the Gardener's Arms Folk Club, Ipswich, on the 19 June 1975. Bob Hart sings 'White Wings' and 'What a Funny Little Place to Have One'; Dave Burland sings 'Bitter Withy' , 'Banks of the Bann...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

16 April 1974

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, relates biographical details, including working on the land and at sea; his experience of World War One (wounded 1916); homecoming and work at the Snape Maltings; ...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

25 June 1974

Bob Hart, recorded in Snape [?in the collector's home], talks about his family; experience of World War One, war injuries, hospitalisation in Cambridge and Sidcup, writing poetry, fellow patients, inc...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

15 July 1974

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, sings 'God Send You Back to Me'; comments on singing at the Butley Oyster pub and Leiston Folk Club; sings 'Granny's Song at Twilight'; singing on stage with Frenc...

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