| Ref No | MS 4000/5/3/1/8 |
| Title | 'A Ballad Hunter looks at Britain: 4'. The fourth of eight programmes about British folk music, by Alan Lomax, in the company of Peter Kennedy, called ' From East Anglia to the Borders'.
And the second of five programmes in the BBC Third programme series 'Epic Survivals in Europe, Africa and Asia': 'Ancient Themes in Eastern Europe' compiled and introduced by A.L.Lloyd.' (Part 1. Part 2 continues on MS 4000/5/3/1/9). |
| Level | File |
| Date | n.d. [1957; 1963] |
| Description | Programme breakdown on track 3. Then programme re-starts.
Tracks 3 to18 are the recording of the Alan Lomax programme. Tracks 19 to 20 are a previous recording. Tracks 21 to 31 are a recording of the 'Epic Survivals programme, though the programme is incomplete here. It continues on MS 4000/ 5/3/1/9.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.06 Description of track: Silence
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 0.27 Description of track: Programme announcement
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 1.23 Description of track: Introduction, on a sailing barge
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 1.52 Description of track: Bob .. Song 'Stormy weather'
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 2.57 Description of track: Singing at a pub in Blaxhall, Suffolk
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 1.37 Description of track: Harry Cox Talking about Norfolk songs
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 2.35 Description of track: Harry Cox Sings a sea ballad
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 2.21 Description of track: Phil Hammond Sings 'The candlelight fisherman'
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 1.53 Description of track: Isla Cameron Sings 'Brig Fair', collected from Joseph Taylor in Lincolnshire by Percy Grainger
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 1.18 Description of track: Lincolnshire Mummers' play
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 2.22 Description of track: Extracts from the Plough lads' play
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 0.55 Description of track: Sword dances. The dancers of Winlaton, Durham
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 0.29 Description of track: Clog dancing to fiddle music
Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 1.25 Description of track: Song 'Blaydon races'
Track 15: Duration (min/sec): 1.30 Description of track: Jack Armstrong Plays the Northumbrian pipes
Track 16: Duration (min/sec): 3.43 Description of track: Jimmy White Sings a shepherd's song
Track 17: Duration (min/sec): 1.20 Description of track: Tunes on the Northumbrian pipes
Track 18: Duration (min/sec): 0.29 Description of track: End of programme announcement
Track 19: Duration (min/sec): 1.58 Description of track: Report on cross country walking
Track 20: Duration (min/sec): 2.08 Description of track: Violin music
Track 21: Duration (min/sec): 0.34 Description of track: Programme introduction
Track 22: Duration (min/sec): 3.40 Description of track: 'Padnal Mi Ranen Mlad Stoyan'; the story of young Stoyan from West Bulgaria
Track 23: Duration (min/sec): 3.18 Description of track: Song, 'Soarele si Luna' from Rumania, accompanied by fiddle and cobza
Track 24: Duration (min/sec): 1.35 Description of track: Reading; story of sun and moon
Track 25: Duration (min/sec): 4.16 Description of track: Continued. Story of a human sacrifice required for building a house /bridge etc. Version from south Bulgaria.
Track 26: Duration (min/sec): 4.56 Description of track: Duan Dobricanin Continued. Yugoslav version, with gusle accompaniment.
Track 27: Duration (min/sec): 2.56 Description of track: Ion Firca Rumanian version
Track 28: Duration (min/sec): 1.42 Description of track: West Bulgarian form, as dance song.
Track 29: Duration (min/sec): 7.52 Description of track: Story of the dragon fighter Iovan Iorgovan
Track 30: Duration (min/sec): 4.04 Description of track: Gheorghe
Motoi Story of Sarpele the serpent
Track 31: Duration (min/sec): 1.04 Description of track: Introduction to song. Programme cut short.
Track 32: Duration (min/sec): 0.58 Description of track: Silence
Total duration: (min/sec): 69.43 |
| Related Material | See MS 4000/ 1/7/3 for script of the 'Ancient Times in Eastern Europe' programme. |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number NF220T0918574
Original tape:
Size: 7" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 7.5ips (19cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 03/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |