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Fred Hamer collection, CD 88 / Fred Hamer

Contributor(s): Material type: MusicMusicPublisher number: BLSA C 433 98; 100; 101 and 102 | British Library Sound ArchivePublication details: British Library Sound Archive, 1950-1969.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inAvailable additional physical forms:
  • BLSA archive CDR: 1CDR0003588; BL Archive tape: H4597, H4605 and H4606; Hamer tapes No: unnumbered.
Contents:
1. Annnoucement C433/98, C433/100, C433/101 and C433/102 -- 2. C433/98. Extracts from (or, material used in the compilation of) The Tape Recorded Library for the Blind documentary about the folklore collecting of Fred Hamer and David Shaw [on CD 87]: 00:00 David Shaw: Introduction to his field recording and collecting -- 01:28 Retired thatcher, Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire: Talk about thatching a rick -- 04:12 Harry Larkin (age 84): Talk about hurdlemaking -- 06:52 Harry Scott, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire: The queen of the May -- 09:16 Albert Church, Biddenham, Bedfordshire: Interview about game of sticks and stones -- Harry Green, Tilty, Essex: 11:44 the pear tree [Roud 12861, recited] -- 13:51 Nutting girl [Roud 509] -- Richard Thorne, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire -- 18:02 Old Johnny Bigger [Roud 19111] -- Alf Wildman, Colesden, Bedfordshire -- 19:36 As I went up to Ramsey [Derby ram, Roud 126] -- 21:30 When shall we get married John? [Roud 313] -- 3. C433/100 Side 1 BBC recordings by Peter Kennedy dubbed from discs. Paddy Church, Biddenham, Bedfordshire, 22 October 1952: 00:00 We've been rambling all this night [Roud 305] (BBC 19338) -- 01:47 Remember us poor mayers here [Roud 305] (BBC 19338) -- 02:58 The Wexford murder [Roud 263] (BBC 19338) -- 05:22 Talk about May day in Biddenham [with Albert Church] (BBC 19338) -- 08:40 Edie Church & Mrs Hall: Kimbolton May song [Roud 305] (BBC 19338) -- 10:02 Albert Church: Talk about the craft of thatching (BBC 19339) -- William Scarlett, Littlehampton, West Sussex, 16 May 1953: 14:23 Talk about Dickie Hansley (BBC 19339) -- 14:55 The team of rats [Roud 21093] (BBC 19339) -- 4. C433/100 Side 2 From the BBC radio programme "Country Magazine" (Grammophone Company B9523). Robert Irwin [acc by Wynford Reynold's Sextet]: The oyster girl [Roud 875] -- 5. C433/101 Fred Hamer: Talk about Norville parish church, the maypole at Ickwell [The British Library Sound Archive notes: "Fred Hamer suggests that he made the recording whilst standing outside the church on 'a bitter January, on a Sunday' and goes on to describe 'the bells that you can hear.'. . . He probably intended to produce a version of this talk with a recording of church bells in the background."] -- 6. C433/102. Fred Crossman, Hambridge, Somerset, 10 June 1961: The bold Princess Royal [Roud 528]. Recording made at the unveiling of a memorial to Cecil Sharp at Hambridge vicarage. The singer is the son of Frederick Crossman, from whom Sharp had collected the song in 1904 -- Bill Cassie, Ponteland, Northumberland: 7. -- 00:00 Talk about tape recorders -- 02:14 Talk about a visit to Bangkok -- 04:30 Thai music -- 8: 00:00 Family news -- 01:09 Description of concert in Bangkok.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Class number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode
Sound Recordings Sound Recordings VWML Hamer Recordings Storage SCD CDA HAMER 88 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Reference only SR06949

Compact disc.

1. Annnoucement C433/98, C433/100, C433/101 and C433/102 -- 2. C433/98. Extracts from (or, material used in the compilation of) The Tape Recorded Library for the Blind documentary about the folklore collecting of Fred Hamer and David Shaw [on CD 87]: 00:00 David Shaw: Introduction to his field recording and collecting -- 01:28 Retired thatcher, Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire: Talk about thatching a rick -- 04:12 Harry Larkin (age 84): Talk about hurdlemaking -- 06:52 Harry Scott, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire: The queen of the May -- 09:16 Albert Church, Biddenham, Bedfordshire: Interview about game of sticks and stones -- Harry Green, Tilty, Essex: 11:44 the pear tree [Roud 12861, recited] -- 13:51 Nutting girl [Roud 509] -- Richard Thorne, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire -- 18:02 Old Johnny Bigger [Roud 19111] -- Alf Wildman, Colesden, Bedfordshire -- 19:36 As I went up to Ramsey [Derby ram, Roud 126] -- 21:30 When shall we get married John? [Roud 313] -- 3. C433/100 Side 1 BBC recordings by Peter Kennedy dubbed from discs. Paddy Church, Biddenham, Bedfordshire, 22 October 1952: 00:00 We've been rambling all this night [Roud 305] (BBC 19338) -- 01:47 Remember us poor mayers here [Roud 305] (BBC 19338) -- 02:58 The Wexford murder [Roud 263] (BBC 19338) -- 05:22 Talk about May day in Biddenham [with Albert Church] (BBC 19338) -- 08:40 Edie Church & Mrs Hall: Kimbolton May song [Roud 305] (BBC 19338) -- 10:02 Albert Church: Talk about the craft of thatching (BBC 19339) -- William Scarlett, Littlehampton, West Sussex, 16 May 1953: 14:23 Talk about Dickie Hansley (BBC 19339) -- 14:55 The team of rats [Roud 21093] (BBC 19339) -- 4. C433/100 Side 2 From the BBC radio programme "Country Magazine" (Grammophone Company B9523). Robert Irwin [acc by Wynford Reynold's Sextet]: The oyster girl [Roud 875] -- 5. C433/101 Fred Hamer: Talk about Norville parish church, the maypole at Ickwell [The British Library Sound Archive notes: "Fred Hamer suggests that he made the recording whilst standing outside the church on 'a bitter January, on a Sunday' and goes on to describe 'the bells that you can hear.'. . . He probably intended to produce a version of this talk with a recording of church bells in the background."] -- 6. C433/102. Fred Crossman, Hambridge, Somerset, 10 June 1961: The bold Princess Royal [Roud 528]. Recording made at the unveiling of a memorial to Cecil Sharp at Hambridge vicarage. The singer is the son of Frederick Crossman, from whom Sharp had collected the song in 1904 -- Bill Cassie, Ponteland, Northumberland: 7. -- 00:00 Talk about tape recorders -- 02:14 Talk about a visit to Bangkok -- 04:30 Thai music -- 8: 00:00 Family news -- 01:09 Description of concert in Bangkok.

These copies were made in 2011.

BLSA archive CDR: 1CDR0003588; BL Archive tape: H4597, H4605 and H4606; Hamer tapes No: unnumbered.

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