Record

Ref NoMS 4000/6/1/39/19/C
TitleCD Rom listening copy
LevelItem
Date25 March 1965
DescriptionFinal version of the eighth programme in 'The Song Carriers' series

Track 1: silence 0.07 mins
Track 2: programme introduction and example of sea shanty 0.53 mins
Track 3: discussion of sea shanty and work songs 0.15 mins
Track 4: John Stickle of Lerwick, Shetlands sings 'Norn Boatsong'
Track 5: discussion of the survival of work accompaniment songs 0.47 mins
Track 6: Bob and James Copper of Rottingdean, Sussex sing 'Two Brethren' 2.33 mins
Track 7: discussion of distinction drawn in work songs between employer and workers or labourers 0.56 mins
Track 8: John Strachan of Fyvie, Aberdeen sings 'Brave Plooman Laddie' 1.41 mins
Track 9: discussion of bothy farmworkers songs 1.30 mins
Track 10: Togo Crawford of Galloway sings 'The Feeing Time' 1.41 mins
Track 11: discussion of bothy and cowboy songs criticising work and working conditions 0.36 mins
Track 12: Frank Steele of Banffshire sings 'Turra Market' 1.21 mins
Track 13: discussion of pride in the skill of workers, horses and machinery 1.13 mins
Track 14: James Copper of Rottingdean, Sussex sings 'Threshing Machine' 1.36 mins
Track 15: discussion of traditional trades, especially weaving 0.57 mins
Track 16: John McLaverty of Belfast sings 'The Doffin Mistress' 0.57 mins
Track 17: discussion of work as a background to the main theme of love songs 0.23 mins
Track 18: Sarah Makem of Armagh sings 'The Factory Girl' 3.58 mins
Track 19: discussion of the setting of industrial folk songs and use of trade humour 0.51 mins
Track 20: John McLaverty of Belfast sings 'Hot Asphalt' 2.15 mins
Track 21: discussion of the tradition of coal industry songs 1.17 mins
Track 22: Victor Brown of Cheriton, Hampshire sings 'Six Jolly Miners' 1.42 mins
Track 23: introduction to 'The Collier's Rant'
Track 24: Pete Elliot of Birtley, Co. Durham sings 'The Collier's Rant' 1.49 mins

Total: 29.46 mins

Dubber's reference number: PLA KF573E0690080
Extent1
FormatCd-rom
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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