| Ref No | MS 4000/5/4/2/9 |
| Title | Continuation of a recording of Ewan MacColl talking to members of the Critics Group about 'Folk Singing and Song'. |
| Level | File |
| Date | June 1964; July 1964 |
| Description | CD 1: Ewan MacColl talks to the Critics Group about singing; performing; falsetto; analysis of 'The Dowie Dens of Yarrow'; angular and circular tunes; narrative ballad, emotion memory etc.
CD 2: Ewan MacColl talks about field collecting; song survival; song creation; primitive music; ballads and epic; polyphony and harmony etc.
CD 1 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.10 Description of track: Tape start
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 2.21 Description of track: Ewan MacColl
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 6.00
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 3.41
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 5.36
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 5.27
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 6.04
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 2.09
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 5.14
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 5.14
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 1.44
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 7.36
Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 8.52
Total duration: (min/sec): 60.08
CD 2 of 2
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.04
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 2.42 Description of track: Ewan
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 8.04
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.40
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 6.54
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 5.03
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 7.31
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 3.06
Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 4.39
Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 9.46
Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 4.07
Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 5.38
Total duration: (min/sec): 60.14
Please order CD s and tape box for details. |
| Related Material | A transcript of the recording of the class can be found in MS 4000/1/8/9/1 (Tape 16 on CD1; Tape 16 on CD2).
Notes by Charles Parker on the Critics Group meetings can be found in MS 4000/1/8/9/3.
Some performances by Critics Group members at the Grey Cock Folk Club in MS 5/3/5/4/.. |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 2 x CD-R CD 1 of 2 serial number NF222S0212774
CD 2 of 2 serial number NF222S0212874
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: 08/03 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |