| Ref No | MS 4000/5/4/2/106 |
| Title | Recording of a discussion by Ewan MacColl and members of the Critics Group about
Folklore and songs. |
| Level | File |
| Date | 19 January 1967 |
| Description | CD 1: Continued from CD 2. Discussion on the lyrics of ballads such as 'The Elfin knight'; thrawn songs; anthropomorphism; song form; track 6: magical vocabulary of plants in songs; tracks 7 and 8: versions of the 'ship's carpenter' song and discussion after; track 12: song 'the dreadful ghost' followed by discussion; Jonah ballads etc.
CD 2: Songs about crime and criminals for a programme; folklore of ballads; riddle songs; classification of the folk tale; song 'the maid on the shore' and analysis; track 13 to 16 analysis of 'The Elfin knight'. Impossible tasks. Myths. See also MS 4000/5/4/2/77-79.
CD 1 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 1.30 Description of track: Ewan MacColl and others
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 5.22
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 4.04
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 4.16
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 6.39
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 5.57
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 3.42
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 3.01
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 6.04
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 5.16
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 3.00
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 3.20
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 4.53
Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 4.26
Track 15: Duration (min/sec): 2.53
Track 16: Duration (min/sec): 1.36
Total duration: (min/sec): 65.59
CD 2 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 2.55 Description of track: Ewan MacColl and others
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 4.19
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 4.21
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 6.59
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 3.09
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 2.56
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 3.20 Description of track: Peggy Seeger Sings 'The maid on the shore'
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 4.35
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 4.17
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 9.02
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 3.42
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 2.19 Description of track: Song 'A bunch of green holly and ivy'
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 3.36
Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 3.27
Track 15: Duration (min/sec): 5.19
Track 16: Duration (min/sec): 1.50 Description of track: Silence
Total duration: (min/sec): 66.06 |
| Related Material | Notes by Charles Parker on the Critics Group meetings can be found in MS 4000/1/8/9/3. |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 2 x CD-R CD 1 of 2 serial number CF129K0118774
CD 2 of 2 serial number CF129K0477774
Original tape:
Size: 7" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 3.75ips (9.5cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 07/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |