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John Stanton and Louise Stanton, folk singers from the Dorrigo, New South Wales area [sound recording] / interviewer, Rob Willis
Bib ID 628298
Format AudioAudio [sound recording]
Author
Stanton, John, 1931-, Interviewee
 
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.) 
Series

Rob Willis folklore collection

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.

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)
 
Notes

Recorded on Oct. 15, 2002 at Billys Creek, via Dorrigo, N.S.W.

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.
Occupation Folk singers.
Other authors/contributors Willis, Rob, 1944-, Interviewer  |  Willis, Olya, Interviewer  |  Stanton, Louise, 1931-, Interviewee

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