| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/8/4 |
| Title | Sound recording of Charlie Burke of Birmingham's (1918-2001) family singing |
| Level | File |
| Date | 14 April 1970 |
| Description | Recording of Charlie Burke (CB) of Birmingham's (b.1918) family singing by Charles Parker. No other members of the family are named.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 2.33 Description of track: 'I see the River Flowing' ['Bad Moon On The Rise'] male performer; 'Down By The Riverside' female performer
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 2.49 Description of track: 'Goodbye My Love' and hymn 'When a knight was in armour' ['When a knight won his spurs'] female performer
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 1.32 Description of track: 'Why are the sky's so blue' female performer
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.02 Description of track: Hymn 'In The Bleak Mid-Winter' and two unknown songs by female performer (child)
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 1.06 Description of track: 'I left my heart in San Francisco'
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 1.48 Description of track: [Overhead the moon's beating bright as blossoms on the bough] and 'Sunshine Girl' by male performer (child)
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 1.59 Description of track: 'Standing in the need of prayer' and various by female performer (child)
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 2.37 Description of track: CB tells a ghost story 'Story of the Bonkeyed Ghost' and the children tell a few jokes
Total duration: (min/sec): 16.26 |
| Related Material | See also LC/BPL 38 listening cassette of Charlie Burke, Birmingham and recording of Charlie Burke used in lecture at MS 4000/5/2/7/11 |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number PF235 S108 1074
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: 12/02 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |