| Ref No | MS 4000/5/3/5/6/16 |
| Title | Recording of the Radio Ballads 'Singing the Fishing' and 'The Big Hewer'. |
| Level | File |
| Date | [1960; 1961] |
| Description | 'Singing the Fishing' was the third Radio Ballad, broadcast on the Home Service, about the herring fishing industry on the East coast of Britain. 'The Big Hewer' was the fourth Radio Ballad, broadcast on the Home Service, about coal mining. Songs and music by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger. Produced by Charles Parker.
CD 1 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.12
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 12.33 Description of track: Singing the Fishing
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 16.43
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 16.16
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 5.35
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 14.09
Total duration: (min/sec): 65.28
CD 2 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.16
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 5.02 Description of track: The Big Hewer
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 18.28
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 12.46
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 28.37
Total duration: (min/sec): 65.09 |
| Related Material | MS 4000/2/78 for production papers about Singing the Fishing; MS 4000/2/82 for production papers for the Big Hewer.
MS 4000/LC 67-81 for copies of field recordings for Singing the Fishing. |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 2 x CD-R CD 1 of 2 serial number NF222S0232674
CD 2 of 2 serial number NF222S1127374
Original tape:
Size: 4" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 1? ips (4.5cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 07/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |