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Collapse MS 4000 - Charles Parker Archive - 1949 - 1994MS 4000 - Charles Parker Archive - 1949 - 1994
Expand 1 - Personal papers and papers relating to Charles Parker's career1 - Personal papers and papers relating to Charles Parker's career
Expand 2 - Papers relating to BBC programmes and non BBC projects - 1949 - 19802 - Papers relating to BBC programmes and non BBC projects - 1949 - 1980
Expand 3 - Miscellaneous papers and publications on various subjects3 - Miscellaneous papers and publications on various subjects
4 - Charles Parker's Library
Collapse 5 - Digitised Sound Recordings: Charles Parker Archive 'A Future For Ordinary Folk' - 1947 - 19785 - Digitised Sound Recordings: Charles Parker Archive 'A Future For Ordinary Folk' - 1947 - 1978
Expand 1 - Sound recordings of interviews with traditional folk performers and folk music collectors.1 - Sound recordings of interviews with traditional folk performers and folk music collectors.
Expand 2 - Sound recordings of lectures and teaching materials by Charles Parker and others relating to folk music and the oral tradition2 - Sound recordings of lectures and teaching materials by Charles Parker and others relating to folk music and the oral tradition
Collapse 3 - Folk Revival performance material3 - Folk Revival performance material
Expand 1 - Programmes made by Alan Lomax for the BBC (Third Programme) in 1957 to 1963.1 - Programmes made by Alan Lomax for the BBC (Third Programme) in 1957 to 1963.
Expand 2 - Lectures on folk music and songs and radio programmes made by A.L. Lloyd for the BBC (Third Programme) from 1964 to 1972.2 - Lectures on folk music and songs and radio programmes made by A.L. Lloyd for the BBC (Third Programme) from 1964 to 1972.
Expand 3 - Folk Revival Singers3 - Folk Revival Singers
Expand 4 - Recordings of 'Of One Blood'4 - Recordings of 'Of One Blood'
Collapse 5 - Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre5 - Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre
Expand 1 - Recordings of concerts organised by the Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre, 1966-1967, and recordings of 'archive folk' material.1 - Recordings of concerts organised by the Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre, 1966-1967, and recordings of 'archive folk' material.
Expand 2 - Six tapes of recordings of radio programmes for the Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre.2 - Six tapes of recordings of radio programmes for the Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre.
Expand 3 - Seminars and lectures given to the Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre.3 - Seminars and lectures given to the Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre.
Expand 4 - Performances at the Grey Cock Folk Club.4 - Performances at the Grey Cock Folk Club.
Expand 5 - Field Recordings and New Songs5 - Field Recordings and New Songs
Expand 6 - Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre: Performances6 - Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre: Performances
Collapse 7 - Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre: Miscellaneous.7 - Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre: Miscellaneous.
Expand 1 - Recording of music from the Chilean group Inti Illimani from their album 'Viva Chile!'. - n.d. [1974]1 - Recording of music from the Chilean group Inti Illimani from their album 'Viva Chile!'. - n.d. [1974]
Expand 2 - Recording of music from the Chilean group Inti Illimani from their album 'Viva Chile!'. - n.d. [c. 1974]2 - Recording of music from the Chilean group Inti Illimani from their album 'Viva Chile!'. - n.d. [c. 1974]
Expand 3 - Recording of a performance of 'Viva Chile' a show by the Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre/Grey Cock members at the Grey Cock Folk Club. - 15 September 19743 - Recording of a performance of 'Viva Chile' a show by the Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre/Grey Cock members at the Grey Cock Folk Club. - 15 September 1974
Expand 4 - Recording of Alistair Anderson playing folk music on concertina at the Grey Cock - December 19764 - Recording of Alistair Anderson playing folk music on concertina at the Grey Cock - December 1976
Expand 5 - No recording - 16 March 19755 - No recording - 16 March 1975
Expand 6 - Recording of a performance, probably at the Grey Cock Folk Club, by a group from Dorset; followed by part of a recording of a BBC radio broadcast, 'All in a day's work': the third of a weekly series of 13 programmes about folklore and music, called 'Songs of the People', presented by A.L.Lloyd, based on BBC Sound Archive recordings. - December 19766 - Recording of a performance, probably at the Grey Cock Folk Club, by a group from Dorset; followed by part of a recording of a BBC radio broadcast, 'All in a day's work': the third of a weekly series of 13 programmes about folklore and music, called 'Songs of the People', presented by A.L.Lloyd, based on BBC Sound Archive recordings. - December 1976
Expand 7 - Recording of singers?at the Grey Cock Folk Club and a recording of an interview with Rose Hardman. - n.d. [mid 20th cent]7 - Recording of singers?at the Grey Cock Folk Club and a recording of an interview with Rose Hardman. - n.d. [mid 20th cent]
Expand 8 - Recording of various story/poems and a recording of a discussion on politcs and art with George Thomson. - n.d. [03 December 1975]8 - Recording of various story/poems and a recording of a discussion on politcs and art with George Thomson. - n.d. [03 December 1975]
Expand 9 - Recording of Charles Parker talking about 'The Ballad '. - nd. [mid 20th cent]9 - Recording of Charles Parker talking about 'The Ballad '. - nd. [mid 20th cent]
Expand 10 - Continuation of a recording of Charles Parker talking about the Ballad. - n.d. [mid 20th cent]10 - Continuation of a recording of Charles Parker talking about the Ballad. - n.d. [mid 20th cent]
Collapse 11 - Recording of a workshop on vocal technique led by Frankie Armstrong in Camberwell, London and attended by Malcolm and Margaret Imhoff, Kevin Pratt and Maggie Whetnall. - 08 - 10 October 197611 - Recording of a workshop on vocal technique led by Frankie Armstrong in Camberwell, London and attended by Malcolm and Margaret Imhoff, Kevin Pratt and Maggie Whetnall. - 08 - 10 October 1976
Expand 12 - Continuation of a recording of a workshop on vocal technique led by Frankie Armstrong in Camberwell, London and attended by Malcolm and Margaret Imhoff, Kevin Pratt and Maggie Whetnall. - 08 - 10 October 197612 - Continuation of a recording of a workshop on vocal technique led by Frankie Armstrong in Camberwell, London and attended by Malcolm and Margaret Imhoff, Kevin Pratt and Maggie Whetnall. - 08 - 10 October 1976
Expand 13 - Continuation of a recording of a workshop on vocal technique led by Frankie Armstrong in Camberwell, London and attended by Malcolm and Margaret Imhoff, Kevin Pratt and Maggie Whetnall. - 08 - 10 October 197613 - Continuation of a recording of a workshop on vocal technique led by Frankie Armstrong in Camberwell, London and attended by Malcolm and Margaret Imhoff, Kevin Pratt and Maggie Whetnall. - 08 - 10 October 1976
Expand 14 - Continuation of a recording of a workshop on vocal technique led by Frankie Armstrong in Camberwell, London and attended by Malcolm and Margaret Imhoff, Kevin Pratt and Maggie Whetnall. - 08 - 10 October 197614 - Continuation of a recording of a workshop on vocal technique led by Frankie Armstrong in Camberwell, London and attended by Malcolm and Margaret Imhoff, Kevin Pratt and Maggie Whetnall. - 08 - 10 October 1976
Expand 15 - Recording of a voice workshop led by Frankie Armstrong at the Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre. - 27 March 197715 - Recording of a voice workshop led by Frankie Armstrong at the Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre. - 27 March 1977
Expand 16 - Recording of a talk given on Radio 4 by Ewan MacColl on 'Popular poetry and song of the Elizabethan age: the ballad'; one of two talks originally given by him in the 'Renaissance and Reformation' course for the Open University. This is followed by music from Bolivia and Peru performed by 'Los Incas'. - 1975; 197616 - Recording of a talk given on Radio 4 by Ewan MacColl on 'Popular poetry and song of the Elizabethan age: the ballad'; one of two talks originally given by him in the 'Renaissance and Reformation' course for the Open University. This is followed by music from Bolivia and Peru performed by 'Los Incas'. - 1975; 1976
Expand 6 - The Grey Cock Folk Club6 - The Grey Cock Folk Club
Expand 7 - Park House Conventions7 - Park House Conventions
Expand 8 - Popular and Folk Music Groups8 - Popular and Folk Music Groups
Expand 4 - Discussion of folk music and performance4 - Discussion of folk music and performance
Expand 6 - Sound recordings: programmes, projects and research material - 1955 - 19946 - Sound recordings: programmes, projects and research material - 1955 - 1994
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