Alfred "Sandy" May interviewed by Rob Willis in Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2678975
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- May, Sandy, 1915-, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1996 Jun. 29
- 1 digital audio tape (ca. 39 min.)
- Series:
- Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording. Alfred "Sandy" May talks about the history of Mount Morgan, Qld., and plays the button accordion. May speaks of his school days; how his father had played the button accordion and this was how he had learnt a few tunes, eventually playing for dances and the types of dances he could play such as the Canberra Two-Step; mining activities at Mt. Morgan and describes the copper mining process.
- Partial contents:
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- Unidentified tune
- Keel Row
- Merry widow waltz
- Schottische
- Set tune (repeated)
- Abie my boy (Alberts)
- Father was a Dutchman (Alberts)
- Unidentifed tunes (all Alberts)
- Come back to Erin (played as Cookoo Waltz).
- Notes:
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- Recorded with John Harpley.
- Recorded on June 29, 1996 at Rockhampton, Qld.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-205830293
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- Until 2066 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1996
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