| Description | Final version of the sixth programme in 'The Song Carriers' series
Track 1: silence 0.12 mins
Track 2: programme introduction with examples of ornamented singing by Irish folk singers 1.05 mins
Track 3: discussion of decoration and ornamentation in folk song and different singing styles of Irish, Scots and English singers 1.54 mins
Track 4: Bob Copper of Rottingdean, Sussex sings 'The Spotted Cow' 2.35 mins
Track 5: discussion of the use of mordent and its position in the melodic line 0.50 mins
Track 6: John Taylor of Saxby All Saints, Lincolnshire sings 'Brigg Fair', recorded in 1944 2.12 mins
Track 7: discussion of shake and turn used in same song, sung by a revival singer 0.36 mins
Track 8: Isla Cameron sings 'Brigg Fair' 1.11 mins
Track 9: discussion of exaggeration of curve of melodic line, called portamento 0.28 mins
Track 10: Jessie Murray of Bucky, Aberdeenshire sings 'The Boatie Rows' 1.28 mins
Track 11: discussion of negative effects of portamento in vocal line 0.21 mins
Track 12: Mary Doran, a traveller from Belfast sings 'Black Waterside' 1.03 mins
Track 13: discussion of vocal character and tone of folk singers and introduction of effects from other styles 0.49 mins
Track 14: Charlie Scamp sings 'Young Leonard' 0.43 mins
Track 15: discussion of the definition of the traditional singer 0.57 mins
Track 16: Sandra Kerr sings 'The Blacksmith' 2.03 mins
Track 17: discussion of tone, decoration and extension of notes 1.08 mins
Track 18: Robert Cinnamond, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland sings 'Napoleon Bonaparte' 2.53 mins
Track 19: discussion of landscape and character conjured by styles of singing 0.46 mins
Track 20: Elizabeth Cronin of Co.Cork sings 'Bonnie Blue-Eyed Lassie' 2.32 mins
Track 21: Paddy Tunney of Letterkenny, Donegal sings 'Moorcock Crows' 3.20 mins
Track 22: silence 0.55 mins
Total: 30.03 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0022780 |