Fred Hamer collection, CD 60
SCD CDA HAMER 60 Sound Lib. CDA Fred Hamer collection, CD 60 / Fred Hamer - British Library Sound Archive, 1950-1969. - 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Compact disc.
1. [announcement] C443/41 Side 1: -- 2. Transcripts of previous recordings for a Women's Institute talk on customs: 00:00 Harry Green, Tilty, Essex: the pear tree [Roud 12861, recited] -- 02:11 Cecil Miles, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire: Interview about mummers -- 03:19 Mr and Mrs Wagstaffe, Clowne, Derbyshire: Interview about mummers -- 03:54 Cecil Miles: Interview about mummers -- 04:52 Mr Wagstaffe: Extract from Clowne mummers' play [recited] -- 3. Richard Thorne & Mrs B Thorne, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire: 00:00 Interview about Plough Monday at Thurleigh and Bolnhurst -- 4. 00:00 W Wagstaffe, Ickwell, Bedfordshire: Valentine chant [Roud 1142] -- 00:34 Billy Bartle, Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire: Good morning Valentine [Roud 1142] -- 00:52 Miss Marsom, Northill, Bedfordshire: Good morning Valentine [Roud 1142] -- Maurice Rutt, Langford, Bedfordshire: 01:16 Interview about Shrove Tuesday customs -- 02:26 Shrove Tuesday chant [Roud 1516] -- Group of singers, Padstow, Cornwall: 04:49 Padstow night song [Roud 305] -- 08:07 Padstow day song [Roud 305] -- Mrs Johnstone, Bedford, Bedfordshire: 10:35 A branch of May [Roud 305] -- 11:32 Interview about May customs -- 12:18 Good morning lords and ladies [Roud 305] -- 13:46 Mrs Limbrick, Offley, Hertfordshire: Today, today is the first of May [Roud 305] -- Chris Marsom, Northill, Bedfordshire: 15:17 Arise, arise my pretty fair maid [Roud 305] -- 16:04 Interview about May Day customs -- 19:35 Arthur Brace, Kempston, Bedfordshire: Herring's head [Roud 128] -- Transcripts of recordings by David Shaw: Harry Scott, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire: 22:56 MacKenzie the [???] donkeyman [fragment] -- 23:23 Roar to a drop [fragment] -- 23:45 Jump out of bed [Roud 12895, fragment] -- 24:34 Ground for the floor [Roud 1269, fragment] -- 25:27 I'm rather too old for it now [Roud 23600, fragment] -- 25:55 Darling Mabel [Roud 23601, fragment] -- 26:29 'Twas in the pleasant month of May [Roud 1072, fragment] -- 27:27 I was born in the county of old Bedfordshire [Roud 9726] -- 29:16 As I came home so late last night [Roud 114, fragment] -- 30:15 Banks of Dundee [Roud 148, fragment] -- 31:14 Life of man [Roud 848, fragment] -- 32:26 Why was I born to be tormented so [Roud 9516, fragment] -- 33:45 Now he's dead and he's gone [Roud 7951, fragment] -- 34:24 Turkey rhubarb [Roud 1073, fragment] -- 35:17 Nelly Ray [Roud 12610, fragment] -- 35:54 Tiddly Wink the barber [Roud 20452, fragment] -- 36:30 Valiant isle the Isle of Wight [recited] -- 37:27 Over the garden wall [fragment] -- 37:46 Nelly Gray [Roud 4883, fragment] -- 38:29 It's nice to have a home of your own [Roud 23604].
These copies were made in 2011.
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