| Ref No | MS 4000/5/2/2/14 |
| Title | Sound recording of discussion about the 'protest song movement' and folk revival at WEA Class. |
| Level | File |
| Date | September 1970 |
| Description | Recording of discussion about the 'protest song movement' and folk revival with Charles Parker at WEA Class.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 7.34 Description of track: [Tone at beginning of track] Discussion between Charles Parker and the WEA Class about CBS Records who released Bob Dylan's records and the impact of Bob Dylan and the 'protest song movement' who identified with what people were feeling; swamping of music by American market in the early 1950s
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 8.40 Description of track: Rhoma Bowdler talks about excitement of seeing Johnny Rae when younger (American singer) and then interest moving towards classical music, films she used to see in the 1950s; questioning your heroes as you grow older
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 19.49 Description of track: Rhoma Bowdler continues with discussion about a song which felt not true folk as the performers 'Jackie and Bridie' did not appear to know anything about their subject matter (slum clearance) or have a sense of reality [Jackie and Bridie were a folk duo, two Liverpool schoolteachers Jaqueline MCD onald and Bridie O'Donnell. Their debut single was released by Fontana on March 6 1964]; she criticises Harold Pinter and Samuel Becket and intellectuals for their analysis of everything (c3 mins of silence at end of track)
Total duration: (min/sec): 36.03 |
| Related Material | See written documentation on lectures by Charles Parker for the WEA and the University of Birmingham Extra-Mural Department 1964-1977 at MS 4000/1/3/2. Transcript of part of above recording in 1970-1971 file (orange A4 pad) at MS 4000/1/3/2/1/5
see also recordings at MS 4000/5/1/9/1-2 for interviews of George Dunn by Mrs Rhoma Bowdler;. |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number NF220 T089 4974
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: 12/02 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |