| Description | Tracks 1 - 7: Actuality with young women and men with Charles Parker in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. The young people take turns to recite extracts from the verbatim accounts of children to the Child Employment Commission (1842) in their own Yorkshire accents, directed by Parker who records multiple takes. The extracts are about the working conditions and experiences for mining children at the time of the testimonies including descriptions of injuries received in the pit, and the childrens' working day. Some sound distortion on track 6.
Tracks 8 - 10: Actuality with 'Wally Walker' (an 82 years old man from West Yorkshire), Charles Parker and Walker's son. They discuss the use of the concertina music in the performances of the 'Old Horse'. The main speaker on this part of the tape is Wlaker's son and he speaks about the history of the 'Old Horse' play and performers. He describes the pantomine horse used in the performance,made from leather donated to the miners by the local pit owners.
Track 11: Silence, 6.38 mins
Total: 32.59 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF571E0015880 |