| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/19/3 |
| Title | Sound recording on location in Greece of Mikr Beach Side Folk Festival (part 2) and interview with Christos Alexia about traditional folk music and song. Tape 4 |
| Level | File |
| Date | 08 August 1966 |
| Description | Recording by Charles Parker on location in Greece of Mikr Beach Side Folk Festival (part 2) and interview by Charles Parker of Christos Alexia
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.10 Description of track: CP introduces Mikr Folk Festival
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 4.04 Description of track: Solo dance danced by Christos Alexia
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 1.29 Description of track: CP and male discuss distance to Lfkos; more music
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 4.57 Description of track: General music, singing and talking as group progress few 100 yards from the beach to house of George [Kalavadolis]
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 12.46 Description of track: Christos Alexia talks at the house of George [Kalavadolis] about traditional folk singing and dancing and belief that it is of a poorer quality in modern day
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 9.57 Description of track: Christos Alexia describes a farewell festival for the soldiers who had to leave the village for the war [WWII]; talks about the tradition of learning folk music and song and making of a 'company' of performers [part of conversation in Greek translated]
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 10.14 Description of track: Music
Total duration: (min/sec): 43.37 |
| Related Material | See also MS 4000/3/12 for radio programmes on Greece which were never produced and MS 4000/3/13 for material collected on the military coup in Greece April 1967 and the work of the Birmingham Committee for Democracy in Greece |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number NF222 S022 3074
Original tape:
Size: 5" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 3.75ips (9.5cm/s) and 7.5ips (19cm/s)
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Two Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 01/03
Notes: Changes in tape speed |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |