| Ref No | MS 4000/5/3/2/1 |
| Title | Radio programme, 'Songs of the Durham Miners', recorded for the BBC Third programme. This is the first part of the first of two programmes compiled and produced by A.L.Lloyd recorded in the village of Birtley, co. Durham, called 'The older stratum: mining songs of Northumbria from the beginning of industrialization to the 1880s.' |
| Level | File |
| Date | 1964 |
| Description | Social history and songs of the mining community introduced by A.L. Lloyd. Recorded in the Three Tuns public house in Birtley. Part 2 continued on MS 4000/5/3/1/2.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.52 Description of track: Tape noise
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 23.44 Description of track: Include
John, Jack and Pat Elliott, John Pandridge, John Reevie, Colin Ross, Lou Killen,
Birtley Folksong Club
'Billy the Bob'
'The coal owner and the pitman's wife '
'Little Chance'
'The Bonny Pit Laddie'
'The Waggoner' and parody
'The herring's head'
Total duration: (min/sec): 24.36 |
| Related Material | MS 4000/1/7/3 Articles by A.L.Lloyd: 'The Life of a Mine Singer' (Thomas Armstrong (1848-1919)); 'Workers' Songs in England'.
MS 4000/5/3/2/1 contd. |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number CF129K0075574
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 Stereo
Dubbing Date: 01/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |