| Bib ID |
628298 |
| Format |
Audio [sound recording] , Online - Google Books |
| Author |
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| Access Conditions |
Access open for research and personal copies; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee. |
| Description |
2002
2 digital audio tapes (ca. 120 min.)
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| Series |
Rob Willis folklore collection
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| Summary |
Folkloric recording.
The interview was recorded at Billys Creek, via Dorrigo, N.S.W. John Stanton is the brother of Anina Brice, Maysie Tucker & Gwen Negus who had previously recorded folk songs mainly learnt from their father in the years prior to WWII. This material is also held in the the National Library of Australia Oral History collection. John continues the stories and music of the Stantons in the Burragorang Valley near Sydney. Louise (John's wife) recalls her family background; research and publication of local history in the Dorrigo, N.S.W. area. John & Louise recall the effects of the Depression on the family; the atmosphere during the Japanese attack on Sydney; dances in the Tilba, N.S.W. area in the late 1940s and early 1950s; community life in the Dorrigo area.
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| Partial contents |
- Tape 1 Singing: father's patriotic songs (unidentified)
- fragment of Song on the Burregorang Valley (song)
- fragment Pioneer ridge (song)
- Your're my baby (song)
- House upon the hill (song)
- fragment of Starry night for a ramble (song)
- fragment of Old armchair (song)
- Conversation: reference made to old musical songs
- Singing: Goodbye Dolly Gray (song)
- fragment of Long live the King (song)
- Tape 1 Singing: father's patriotic songs (unidentified)
- fragment of Song on the Burregorang Valley (song)
- fragment Pioneer ridge (song)
- Your're my baby (song)
- House upon the hill (song)
- fragment of Starry night for a ramble (song)
- fragment of Old armchair (song)
- Conversation: reference made to old musical songs
- Singing: Goodbye Dolly Gray (song)
- fragment of Long live the King (song)
- There are no flowers in the window (thinks this song is connected with Long live the King)
- fragment of The world belongs to us (song)
- She is my best girl now (song)
- Why can't we have the sea in London (song)
- Conversation: recalling words to a song. He thinks they are American songs.
- Singing: I'm out for the day (song)
- words of a parody Red, white and blue
- fragment of Sailor's wife (song)
- fragment of Climb up high (song)
- fragment of Sister, sister don't you cry (song)
- fragment of Dear little Nellie (song) Tape 1 continued Singing: recalling words of parody on Daisy (song)
- Little native bear (song) repeated
- King and country needs you (song)
- fragment of Father is a barber (song)
- fragment of A riding on the cob (song)
- Dance for Daddy O (song)
- fragment of If the man in the moon were a coon (song)
- Laboard watch ahoy (song) repeated
- Performance song (as sung by grandfather)
- fragment of He played his Ukelule as the ship went down (song)
- Crack goes the whip (song)
- fragment of Oh I'm so fond of dancing (song)
- Tape 2 Storytelling: tall stories from a man by the name of Rosna, including background information to Rosna.
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| Notes |
Recorded on Oct. 15, 2002 at Billys Creek, via Dorrigo, N.S.W.
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| Related Material |
Interview with Anina Brice, Maysie Tucker and Gwen Negus singing folk songs: located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 3388/100-102 |
| Subjects |
Stanton, John, - 1931- - Interviews. | Stanton, Louise, - 1931- - Interviews. | Folk singers - New South Wales - Billys Creek - Interviews. | Folk songs - New South Wales - Burragorang Valley - History - 1901-1945. | Folk songs - New South Wales - Dorrigo.
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| Occupation |
Folk singers. |
| Other authors/contributors |
Willis, Rob, 1944-, Interviewer | Willis, Olya, Interviewer | Stanton, Louise, 1931-, Interviewee
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| Related records |
Rob Willis folklore collection
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