| Description | (CD-R 1) Weekly 'A' Roving' radio programme of interviews, song and music whilst travelling around the British Isles. The programme visits Lerwick in the Shetland Isles, the Channel Island of Sark and Bridport, Dorset. (CD-R 2) comprises [radio programme?] on African music and song and tribal way of life
CD-R 1 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.17 Description of track: Loud tone
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 0.45 Description of track: Introduction to radio programme recalling last week's programme (see MS 4000/5/1/14/17) and this weeks contents
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 1.33 Description of track: Scots journeymen sing theme tune to radio programme
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 5.02 Description of track: Details this week's contents; start in a hall in Lerwick in Shetland with a society of fiddlers playing; move to the Island of Sark, Channel Islands
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 2.14 Description of track: Two fishermen from Sark sing in English a song about a whale incident
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 1.44 Description of track: Schoolgirl in Glasgow sings a song, plays with a ball and acts out the song all at the same time;
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 1.02 Description of track: Lament sung in the Isle of Man 'The Water Wide';
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 1.53 Description of track: Orkney society of fiddlers playing waltzes
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 2.56 Description of track: Sheila Smith aged 8 years singing a familiar tune at Laughton, near Lewes, Sussex; also sung in Arbroath, Scotland and County Kerry, Ireland
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 0.41 Description of track: Favourite version of words and music by Ben Phillips of Pembrokeshire
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 4.47 Description of track: 'The Waters of Time' played on Northumbrian pipes; sing a working song; move to Bridport, Dorset and Charlie Wills singing
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 3.50 Description of track: Charlie Wills singing
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 1.47 Description of track: Charlie Wills singing 'Home Boys Home'
Total duration: (min/sec): 28.31
CD-R 2 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 1.53 Description of track: [Radio programme?] Introduction to the Kalahari Desert, Africa; introduce a Rain Song
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 2.43 Description of track: Villagers sing 'Pula' rain song; describe cattle rearing in the semi desert
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 3.47 Description of track: Cattle rustling song; details about life of the tribes in the area
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 0.51 Description of track: 'A Grey Cow Has Calved In The Bush' recited
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 3.14 Description of track: Presenter recites an old fighting song which then sung by women
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 6.12 Description of track: African singing
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 7.22 Description of track: African singing
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 2.28 Description of track: African pipe tune; tape stops abruptly
Total duration: (min/sec): 28.30 |