Record

Ref NoMS 4000/6/1/39/14/C
TitleCD Rom listening copy
LevelItem
Date11 February 1965
DescriptionFinal version of the third programme in 'The Song Carriers' series

Track 1: test tone and silence 0.12 mins
Track 2: introduction to the third programme and example of Gaelic mouth music 0.30 mins
Track 3: discussion of the use of Gaelic mouth music 0.56 mins
Track 4: Caroline Hughes lilting, recorded in Poole, Dorset 0.20 mins
Track 5: discussion of the tradition of lilting amongst travelling people
Track 6: Paddy Doran, a Belfast traveller lilting a song 'The Little Beggar' and discussion of popularity of lilting in Ireland to demonstrate vocal skill 0.41 mins
Track 7: Paddy Tunney of Donegal lilting 0.32 mins
Track 8: discussion of lilting, called diddling in lowland Scotland 0.12 mins
Track 9: Belle Stewart diddling a song 'The Drunken Piper' and discussion of Cantarach and use in piping 1.07 mins
Track 10: Mary Morrison sings in cantarach style, discussion of vocal flexibility required for lilting, diddling and cantarach in Irish and Scots singing traditions 1.16 mins
Track 11: Maggie McDonagh of Co. Galway sings 'The Blackthorn' 2.01 mins
Track 12: discussion of the performance of the previous song 1.08 mins
Track 13: Mary Reynolds Mohill, Co.Leitrim sings 'My Darling sleeps in England' 3.32 mins
Track 14: discussion of deterioration in vocal flexibility in old age 0.44
Track 15: Hannah Short, miner's widow from Fatfield, Co. Durham, sings 'Still I Love Him' 1.57 mins
Track 16: discussion of the style of Phil Tanner of Llangennith, Glamorgan 1.02 mins
Track 17: Phil Tanner sings 'The Banks of Sweet Primroses' 3.30 mins
Track 18: discussion of study of style of old singers by young folk revival singers 0.45 mins
Track 19: Frankie Armstrong sings 'The Banks of Sweet Primroses' 2.11 mins
Track 20: discussion of decoration used by folk singers and use of angularity 1.30 mins
Track 21: Sheila McGregor of New Alyth, Perthshire, sings 'Andrew Lammie' 5.01

Total: 29.41 mins

Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0022480
Extent1
FormatCd-rom
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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