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folk music36
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Baldwin, John R14
Dunn, Ginette9
Hart, Bob (1892-1978)5
'Dusty'3
Cook, E. T.3
Cook, R. G.3
Dawes, George3
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Sound Recording, Oxfordshire

Baldwin, John R

1969

Mr. T. Maycock, recorded in Charlton-on-Otmoor; sings 'A Beautiful Golden Picture' and 'O Father Stop and Think'; recollections from his childhood of a (musical) event at Woodstock, involving the ? Ba...

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Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire

Baldwin, John R

1969

Mr. T. Maycock and Mr. T. J. Miller , recorded in Charlton-on-Otmoor. Mr. Maycock sings 'The Old Rustic Bridge' ; discussion of song repertoire; sings 'A Man's Too Old at Forty', 'Buttercup Joe', 'Wra...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

September 1974

Ruby Ling, recorded at home in Snape on the 6 September 1974; sings 'The Volunteer Organist', 'I'm the Man You Don't Meet Every Day', 'If I Were a Blackbird'; talks about singing at home; sings 'Happi...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

29 November 1976

[Collector announcement]; Jim Wilkinson, recorded at home in Tranmire; gives biographical details and talks about his early singing experiences in the area; working life - forestry, farming and for a ...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

15 July 1974

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, sings 'Keep the Home Fires Burning', followed by comments on the song and recollections of his time spent in France during World War One; sings 'Long Trail A-Windi...

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Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire

Baldwin, John R

1969

Harry Johnson, recorded at home in Standlake; sings 'I Stand on a Lonely Seashore', 'Meet Me by the Moonlight', 'Polly Perkins of Paddington Green' [fragment], 'The Two Beats the One', sung by informa...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

9 September 1974

Ruby Ling, recorded at home in Snape; sings 'Hymns My Mother Sang', 'Yes, We Have No Bananas', 'The Melody that Makes You Mine', 'Carolina Moon', 'Tie a String Around Your Finger', 'Yes I Wonder, Yes ...

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Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire

Baldwin, John R

1969

Mr. T. Newman, recorded at home in Clanfield. Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A488r. Sings 'My Old 'at That I Got On', learned from a song sheet, and 'Needle Cases'[ fragment]; rec...

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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 Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

25 June 1974

Bob Hart, recorded in Snape [?in the collector's home], sings 'Young Sailor Cut Down in his Prime'; comments on the chorus and audience participation, thoughts he has when singing; comments on a comme...

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Sound Recordings, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire

Baldwin, John R

1966-1969

Nancy Thornton, recorded at home in Fairford, sings 'I've Travelled Many a Mile'. [Tr. 3] Albert Agg, recorded at home in Siddington, sings 'Buttercup Joe', 'The Old Sow', 'A Bunch of Green Holly an...

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Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire

Baldwin, John R

1966-1967

George Powell, recorded in his home in Wigginton. Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A476r. Sings 'Jim the Carter's Lad', 'Beer Beer Glorious Beer' [fragment] and 'Joan's Ale'. Mr. ...

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