| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/10/10 |
| Title | Sound recording of Captain Alfred Ernest Horton of Poole, Dorset (1883-1974) singing sailing songs and describing his career on the seas c1880-1950 Tape 11 |
| Level | File |
| Date | 11 December 1972 |
| Description | Recording of interview by Charles Parker of Captain Alfred Ernest Horton (AEH) (1883-1974) where he sings sailing songs.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 3.15 Description of track: AEH talks about sailors 'working of f the dead horse' [being paid in advance]
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 6.15 Description of track: talks about poetry and AEH sings extracts from a few sailing songs
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 6.12 Description of track: continues singing extracts from sailing songs and talks about writing his own songs
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 4.35 Description of track: AEH sings ['Now my name is Jim' first line]
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 1.33 Description of track: AEH sings ['Me father stole the parson's sheep' first line]
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 1.34 Description of track: AEH sings ['Ring the bells merrily' first line]
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 5.21 Description of track: AEH sings 'Rattle my Riggin down' and a song which originated from ships going to China where few of the crew could speak English
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 5.51 Description of track: continues singing the song from the ships bound for China [long pause at end of track as CP changes tape]
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 3.08 Description of track: AEH sings ['Bold Princess Royal']
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 9.24 Description of track: AEH sings ['Turpin Hero'] and talks about singing; CP sings extract from 'Van Diemen's Land' and 'The merchant ship'
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 5.42 Description of track: describes being near to an iceberg in fog on a steamer and another bad journey to Baltimore
Total duration: (min/sec): 52.51 |
| Related Material | See MS 4000/1/7/9 for correspondence and songs connected with the interviews of Captain Horton by Charles Parker and notebooks kept by Captain Horton of his voyages (written material). See also the Philip Donnellan collection (MS 1938) for Horton's contributions to his film work |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number PF235 S108 4374
Original tape:
Size: 5" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 3.75ips (9.5cm/s) and 7.5ips (19cm/s); tape speed changes during recording
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 11/02 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |