| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/11/7 |
| Title | Sound recording of radio programme on the Home Service 'The Crow on the Cradle'; Sam Larner (born 1878) of Winterton, Norfolk and Harry Cox (born 1885) of Norfolk recorded for Scan [television film] singing and talking and playing the fiddle |
| Level | File |
| Date | 18 August 1963 |
| Description | Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.13 Description of track: Silent start to tape
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 32.17 Description of track: Radio programme on the Home Service 'The Crow on the Cradle' presented by Anthony Schooling with folk song, and Schooling visiting folk song clubs which are spreading widely and talking to their singers
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 0.10 Description of track: Silent start to side 2
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 0.42 Description of track: End of above radio programme on Track 2
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 31.36 Description of track: Sam Larner singing traditional songs and talking about his life at sea in a number of separate 'takes' [recorded for Scan television];
Harry Cox singing and playing the fiddle [recorded for Scan television]
Total duration: (min/sec): 64.58 |
| Related Material | See also recordings at MS 4000/5/1/11/5-6;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 CF129 K006 4774
Original tape:
Size: 5" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 3.75ips (9.5cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 01/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |