| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/4/16 |
| Title | Recording of Bill Hawker of West Bromwich and others talking about their background, singing traditional songs and telling anecdotes |
| Level | File |
| Date | 19 July 1963 |
| Description | Interview by Charles Parker of Bill Hawker (BH) of West Bromwich and others talking about their background, singing traditional songs and telling aneCD otes. Recording made at meeting of the 'death and dividend' club in a public house [Leather Bottel]: background noise.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.08 Description of track: start to tape
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 4.10 Description of track: BH continues telling aneCD otes set in West Bromwich of gardening rivalry between two men and one of the men trying to shoot rabbits on the allotment and shooting 'Old Smithers' donkey instead (see MS 4000 5/1/4/15)
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 2.44 Description of track: BH sings 'Lavender Trousers'
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.05 Description of track: Group sing 'Margy'
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 1.36 Description of track: BH sings [I'm lonesome since I crossed the hill' first line]
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 1.47 Description of track: BH talks about coming to Wednesbury looking at a book and seeing 'the Wednesbury colliers returning from wake' with his father in the photograph although they lived in West Bromwich
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 2.19 Description of track: BH from West Bromwich, came to Wednesbury approx 2 years ago when he retired; talk generally about raffles
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 2.49 Description of track: talk about entertainment [pitch levels fluctuate]
Total duration: (min/sec): 17.38 |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number PF219 T030 0474
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 Mono
Dubbing Date: 01/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |