Record

Ref NoMS 4000/6/1/17/31/C
TitleCD Rom listening copy
LevelItem
Date17 March 1960
DescriptionCharles Parker and Ewan MacColl interview Alec Louie and George Stephen

Track 1: Alec Louie talks about working in fishing for many years and the difficulty of working with younger men, 1.55 mins
Track 2: Charles Parker asks whether he could get a shore job, 1.23 mins
Track 3: Alec Louie talks about liking the job less as he gets older, 1.02 mins
Track 4: Charles Parker interviews George Stephen, asks him how he started fishing during the Depression; he wanted to be a carpenter, but there was no opportunity, talks about 'the sea getting hold of you', 3.20 mins
Track 5: they talk about trying shore jobs and why he wanted to be a carpenter, he's spent 33 years at sea, 1.14 mins
Track 6: they discuss whether things today are better or worse, more money today but harder work, 1.08 mins
Track 7: talks about fishing off the Shetlands, talks about his children's jobs, 2.03 mins
Track 8: Ewan MacColl asks him about his most significant experiences; he describes a gale in the Outer Hebrides, 2.58 mins
Track 9: 0.48 mins

Total: 15.55 mins

Dubber's reference number: PLA 2M448A0782874
Extent1
FormatCd-rom
Physical DescriptionThe pitch is too high on Tracks 8-9.
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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