| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/1/7 |
| Title | Sound recording of Harry Cox of Catfield, Norfolk (b.1885) singing traditional songs and playing the fiddle. Tape 9. |
| Level | File |
| Date | 25 July 1963 |
| Description | Recording of interview by Charles Parker of Harry Cox of Norfolk (b.1885) talking about and singing traditional songs and playing the fiddle.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.25 Description of track: [silent start to tape]
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 0.43 Description of track: HC sings beginning ['On Monday morning' first line] [followed by strange noise]
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 3.51 Description of track: HC sings ['On Monday morning' first line] a song of his grandfathers and been sung for 200 years
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 3.09 Description of track: HC plays the fiddle 'A Week Before Easter'; after playing the song HC sings it
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 3.43 Description of track: HC sings 'A Week Before Easter' to a different tune he had heard on one hearing in a pub
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 4.55 Description of track: HC sings ['Once I could lay in a bed' first line] and later also starts plucking the fiddle; HC starts to sing 'Firelock Style' [tape stops abruptly]
Total duration: (min/sec): 16.48 |
| Related Material | See also LC/BPL 15 listening cassette of Harry Cox of Catfield, Norfolk and MS 4000/5/9 for folk music lyrics, magazines and booklets. |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number CF129 K006 7474
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 Stereo
Dubbing Date: 12/02
Notes: Volume level fluctuates; sticky tape causes audio warbling |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |