| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/1/1 |
| Title | Sound recording of Harry Cox of Norfolk (b.1885) describing his childhood c1885-1900 and singing traditional songs. |
| Level | File |
| Date | 1955 |
| Description | Recording of interview by Alan Lomax and Ewan MacColl of Harry Cox (HC) of Norfolk (b.1885) talking about his father's time as a farm labourer, poaching and singing traditional songs.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.12 Description of track: [silent start to tape]
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 4.05 Description of track: HC discusses his views on poaching and the law; feels discrimination against the poor is unjust and that there are two laws, 'one for the rich and one for the poor'.
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 2.26 Description of track: talks about the decline in 'common land' where people could hunt and pasture cattle; the Norfolk Broads did not used to be owned.
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.40 Description of track: describes his father's hard life as a farm labourer working 60 hours a week, 10 hours a day; HC worked as hard as this with very few days of f (Good Friday afternoon and Christmas Day as well if you fed the cattle).
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 3.34 Description of track: agrees that a sentence of 14 years transportation to Australia for poaching very unjust; sentences were very severe during his father's time and he describes the man traps which were used which could break a man's leg.
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 5.59 Description of track: HC sings 'Van Diemen's Land'
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 2.48 Description of track: HC sings 'Jack Tar on Shore'
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 2.26 Description of track: HC sings 'Up Jumped the Herring'
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 4.59 Description of track: HC sings 'The Female Drummer'
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 2.07 Description of track: HC sings 'Firelock Stile'
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 4.38 Description of track: HC sings 'Black Velvet Gown'; [silent at end of tape]
Total duration: (min/sec): 35.56 |
| Related Material | See also LC/BPL 15 listening cassette of Harry Cox of Catfield, Norfolk and MS 4000/3/9 for folk music lyrics, magazines and booklets. |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number CF129 K006 3474
Original tape:
Size: 7" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 7.5ips (19cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 12/02
Notes: Sound warbles as old splicing tape sticking |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |