| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/11/5 |
| Title | Sound recording of Sam Larner (born 1878) of Winterton, Norfolk talking and singing |
| Level | File |
| Date | 02 March 1960 |
| Description | Interview by Charles Parker and [Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger] of Sam Larner (SL) talking and singing.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.05 Description of track: Silent start to tape
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 3.35 Description of track: SL talking about and singing the 'Dark-Eyed Sailor'
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 4.19 Description of track: SL sings 'As I lay a musing in my bed one night'; talk about traditional songs and their meaning
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 1.34 Description of track: SL sings 'When I was single I wore a shawl' [slight distortion at end of track]
Total duration: (min/sec): 9.33 |
| Related Material | See also recordings at MS 4000/5/1/11/6-7;9-10;16, MS 4000/5/2/2/1,4,7,
MS 4000/5/2/3/1-2 of Sam Larner and Sam Larner/Harry Cox recording at MS 4000/5/1/1/11.
Sam Larner was born in 1878 at Winterton, Norfolk and worked as a herring fisherman through an era when Great Yarmouth was a major fishing centre. The stories and songs of Sam Larner were used, amongst others, in the making of the third radio ballad 'Singing The Fishing' which was originally transmitted on the BBC Home Service in August 1960 and was awarded the 'Prix d'Italia' for radio documentary in October 1960. See CD recording of the third radio ballad. Accompanying written production documentation of the third radio ballad is at MS 4000/2/78. |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number NF220 T091 5074
Original tape:
Size: 5" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 7.5ips (19cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 01/03
Notes: Slight distortion at end of Track 4 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |