| Ref No | MS 4000/5/3/2/29 |
| Title | Recording of a BBC radio broadcast, 'Songs of crime and criminals': the sixth of a weekly series of 13 programmes about folklore and music, called 'Songs of the People', presented by A.L.Lloyd, based on BBC Sound Archive recordings. |
| Level | File |
| Date | n.d. [1972] |
| Description | Songs from the folk tradition in different parts of the world.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.34 Description of track: Test tone
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 3.00 Description of track: The ballad of Stacker Lee, recorded at a Mississippi prison
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 5.08 Description of track: Jean Robertson 'The ballad of Johnny Cock'
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.36 Description of track: Song about an outlaw from the region near Bucharest. Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 2.13 Description of track: Song about an outlaw from south Bulgaria.
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 2.46 Description of track: Song 'The ballad of Cole Younger' from Missouri
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 2.46 Description of track: Song 'The ballad of Marco's stepmother' from Bulgaria
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 3.10 Description of track: Song 'The false wife of Kelso' ('Marrow bones')
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 1.48 Description of track: Ballad from Venezuela
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 2.43 Description of track: Mary Doran Song 'The young soldier cut down in his prime' in an Irish version
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 1.56 Description of track: Song 'The rambling boy'
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 1.49 Description of track: Mouth organ player in the Mississippi state penetentiary
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 4.49 Description of track: Silence
Total duration: (min/sec): 35.18 |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number NF220T0919974
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 Stereo
Dubbing Date: 03/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |