| Ref No | MS 4000/5/4/2/240 |
| Title | Recording of Frankie Armstrong singing and receiving criticism from Ewan MacColl and various members of the Critics Group. |
| Level | File |
| Date | 28 January 1970 |
| Description | CD 1: Frankie Armstrong talks about different registers of singing; track 2: sings a version of 'Reynardine'; track 4: sings 'Reynardine' in a different register; criticism; different experiments. Sings 'Martinmas'. Criticism.
CD 2: Ewan MacColl talks about pitch, projection, different ways of singing. Frankie Armstrong and the group try rephrasing, pronunciation etc.
CD 1 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 5.06 Description of track: Frankie Armstrong
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 2.50 Description of track: 'Reynardine'
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 3.02 Description of track: Ewan MacColl and others
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 3.22 Description of track: 'Reynardine'
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 7.28 Description of track: Ewan MacColl and others
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 6.17
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 5.11
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 6.00 Description of track: Frankie Armstrong 'Reynardine'
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 5.50 Description of track: Ewan MacColl and others
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 5.25 Description of track: Frankie Armstrong 'Martinmas'
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 1.51 Description of track: Ewan MacColl and others
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 4.45 Description of track: Frankie Armstrong 'Martinmas'
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 1.28 Description of track: Ewan MacColl and others
Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 8.55
Total duration: (min/sec): 67.30
CD 2 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 5.00 Description of track: Ewan MacColl and others
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 1.35
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 8.13
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 1.39
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 7.18
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 3.59
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 3.42 Description of track: Frankie Armstrong 'Spring time of the year'
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 4.42
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 8.53
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 4.15
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 8.08
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 4.38
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 5.31
Total duration: (min/sec): 67.33 |
| 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 5B366C0123580
CD 2 of 2 serial number 5B366C0123680
Original tape:
Size: 7" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 3.75ips (9.5 cm/s)
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 10/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |