| Ref No | MS 4000/5/3/1/9 |
| Title | 'A Ballad Hunter looks at Britain: 5'. The fifth of eight programmes about British folk music, by Alan Lomax, in the company of Hamish Henderson, called ' Folk Song from the lowlands'.
And continuing (from MS 4000/5/3/1/8) 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.' |
| Level | File |
| Date | n.d. [1957; 1963] |
| Description | Tracks 1 to 15 are the programme by Alan Lomax.
Tracks 17 to 25 are a continuation of the programme by A.L.Lloyd described on MS 4000/ 5/3/1/8
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.27 Description of track:
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 1.28 Description of track: The day we went to Rothesay o'
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 0.56 Description of track: Bagpipes
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 1.30 Description of track: Blanche Wood Sings 'A young bonnie lassie'
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 1.33 Description of track: Song: 'The Lowland Weaver'
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 0.56 Description of track: 18th century air by Neil Gower
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 1.46 Description of track: Song: The Blantyre mining disaster
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 2.18 Description of track: Childrens' songs
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 1.24 Description of track: Edinburgh university: the election of Rector
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 1.04 Description of track: Joe Cadona Italian- Scots music on the pan-pipes
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 7.15 Description of track: Belle MacGregor Introduction by Hamish Henderson. Song, the 'Berry fields of Blair[gowrie]' and other recordings from the travellers there
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 1.02 Description of track: Song: 'To the Beggin' I will go'
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 3.19 Description of track: Jimmy Macbeth Stories and songs. Sings 'Tramps and hawkers'.
Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 4.12 Description of track: Aberdeen: 'Bothy ballads'
Track 15: Duration (min/sec): 0.36 Description of track: End of programme announcement
Track 16: Duration (min/sec): 0.12 Description of track: Silence
Track 17: Duration (min/sec): 1.00 Description of track: Mato Mikovic Ballad of Ljutica Bogdan
Track 18: Duration (min/sec): 2.22 Description of track: Ballad of Ljutica Bogdan
Track 19: Duration (min/sec): 2.59 Description of track: Female singer from the village of Nedyalsko in Thrace telling the tale of Radka and the dragon
Track 20: Duration (min/sec): 4.59 Description of track: Ballads describing the deeds of the hero Digenes Akritas sung by a farmer in Cyprus
Track 21: Duration (min/sec): 2.15 Description of track: Death of Digenes
Track 22: Duration (min/sec): 2.58 Description of track: Singer in Salonika accompanying himself on the Pontus lyre telling the story of the abduction of Digenes' wife by the Saracens
Track 23: Duration (min/sec): 3.38 Description of track: Kosovo cycle of ballads. Song by someone from the village of Raca
Track 24: Duration (min/sec): 3.45 Description of track: Song of Marko and his nine brides sung by a woman from Dyakovo near S of ia
Track 25: Duration (min/sec): 0.32 Description of track: End of programme announcement
Track 26: Duration (min/sec): 0.55 Description of track: Silence
Total duration: (min/sec): 55.21 |
| 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 NF220T0918474
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 |