| Description | Sound recording of Joseph Taylor [born 1832, Lincolnshire] singing.
In 1908 Percy Grainger the Australian pianist, composer and folk song collector, who greatly esteemed the singing of Joseph Taylor, persuaded the Gramophone Company of London, to record for the first time a "genuine peasant folk-singer" singing twelve folk songs, of which nine were issued on seven 78 rpm records (at 3/6 or 5/6 each). The earliest commercial recordings of English folk song, also appear on the 1972 Leader album "Unto Brigg Fair: Joseph Taylor and other traditional Lincolnshire singers.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.10 Description of track: Silent start to tape
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 2.10 Description of track: Joseph Taylor singing 'Lord Bateman'
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 1.08 Description of track: Joseph Taylor singing 'Died For Love'
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 0.54 Description of track: Joseph Taylor singing 'Brigg Fair'
Total duration: (min/sec): 4.22 |