| Ref No | MS 4000/5/3/1/14 |
| Title | Informal Folk Evening recorded at Alnwick Castle.
And the fifth of five programmes in the BBC Third programme series 'Epic Survivals in Europe, Africa and Asia', general editor A. L. Lloyd: 'Historical and modern themes in Eastern Europe' introduced by A.L.Lloyd. This is incomplete; continued on MS 4000/5/3/1/15. |
| Level | File |
| Date | 1959; 1963 |
| Description | Track 2: to11 is a recording of an informal folk evening at Alnwick castle. Sound quality is not wonderful and there is much background noise. The tune on track 8 is cut short.
Tracks 12 to 20 hold the 'Epic Survivals' recording. This is incomplete; continued on MS 4000/ 5/3/1/15
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.25 Description of track: Test tones
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 2.29 Description of track: Audience noise
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 1.17 Description of track: Not named Song
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.37 Description of track: Song 'In my north country'
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 2.06 Description of track: Song 'Have ye seen owt o' my bonnie lad?'
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 3.09 Description of track: Song 'Old Ireland's Free'
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 4.22 Description of track: Talk followed by a tune on the Northumbrian pipes
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 1.14 Description of track: Talk followed by a tune on the Northumbrian pipes
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 2.14 Description of track: Tune on the Northumbrian pipes
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 2.41 Description of track: Tune on the Northumbrian pipes
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 10.00 Description of track: Comedy act
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 1.58 Description of track: Programme announcement
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 2.43 Description of track: The layers of epic heroes and stories. Part of the epic of Radu Calomfirescu sung by Stan Serban
Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 3.50 Description of track: Translation
Track 15: Duration (min/sec): 2.34 Description of track: Not named The tale of Neda, from Bulgaria, with song and translation
Track 16: Duration (min/sec): 4.13 Description of track: Not named Opportunities for epic singing. Song 'Vila se e gora' from Thrace
Track 17: Duration (min/sec): 7.58 Description of track: Alexandru Cercel Shepherd ballad of Miorita (the ewe lamb) from Rumania, with translation
Track 18: Duration (min/sec): 6.17 Description of track: Manu Lide(?) Epics created in 17th to 19th centuries. Song 'Miu Haiducal'
Track 19: Duration (min/sec): 2.21 Description of track: Not named Posobryala Byala Rada: the ballad of Rada (a female warrior bandit), with translation
Track 20: Duration (min/sec): 0.43 Description of track: Story of Lene Botsaris (incomplete)
Total duration: (min/sec): 65.11 |
| Related Material | See MS 4000/ 1/7/3 for script of the 'Epic Survivals' programme. |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number NF220T0950274
Original tape:
Size: 7" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 7.5ips (19cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 03/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |