John Lane interviewed by Rob Willis in the Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 4201246
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Lane, John, 1922-2009, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2007
- 2 sound files (ca. 85 min.)
- Series:
- Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording. John Lane born 1922 Ramsgate, U.K., speaks about his early musical influences; his early life, arriving in Australia (1933); Fairbridge Band; music lessons; previous experience of the bandmaster; repertoire of band; uniform of the band; positive outcome of being in the band; interschool sports; excerpt from his book 'Fairbridge Kid'; dancing at Fairbridge Farm; emotions experienced at Fairbridge Farm; purchasing a trombone; joining the army (1941); joining band, Machine Gun Battalion; memories of the fall of Singapore; surrender of Singapore; marching to Changi Peninsula; description of trip to Japan (1943); his book 'Sun Will Come Again'; Kobe House in Japan; learning to understand Japanese; Norman Collie; singing in front of Japanese soldiers in English; meaning of words in the song 'Kobe House Blues'; providing own entertainment whilst in camp; philosophy of positive living; beginning of the end of the war; writing book about his experiences, translation of the book into Japanese, 'Sun will come again'; life after the war.
- Full contents:
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- Sings a bedtime song
- 'Wyndham Way' (fragment)
- sings parody 'Old Rio'
- poem of 'Kobe House' (fragment)
- Unidentified song (fragment)
- story about 'mad doctor'
- sings 'Kobe House Blues'
- sings 'Takanaka'
- Notes:
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- Recorded with Olya Willis, Kevin Bradley, Robyn Holmes, Jacqui Bradley.
- Accompanying material: photograph of interviewee.
- Recorded on April 16, 2007 at South Yunderup, W.A.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 33 leaves) available.
- Subject:
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- Lane, John, 1922-2009 -- Interviews
- Lane, John, 1922-2009 Fairbridge kid
- Fairbridge Farm School (Pinjarra, W.A.)
- Ex-prisoners of war -- Australia -- Interviews
- Prisoners of war -- Japan -- History -- 20th century -- Interviews
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Personal narratives, Australian
- Folk songs
- Other authors/contributors:
- Willis, Rob, 1944-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2077 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2007
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