Jim Lowe interviewed by Barry McDonald in the Barry McDonald folklore collection, 1970-1989 [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2176029
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Lowe, Jim, 1896-1984, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Written permission required for both research and public use during the lifetime of the interviewer.
- Description:
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- 1983 Oct. 14
- 1 sound tape reel (28 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Barry McDonald folklore collection, 1970-1989.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording: Jim Lowe sings, recites and discusses the music and songs of the Guyra Region, N.S.W., with contributions by Gordon Connors, local Aboriginal stockman. REEL 2720/41/6: Conversation:-1.Song: Ye sons of Australia (learnt from old Paul Mansions). 2. Talks about bushranger Thunderbolt & his nephew who was Lowe's uncle. 3. Relates story of Thunderbolt's tree blowing up. 4. How Jim's aunt had a box of jewellery taken from Thunderebolt's contraband. 5. How Thunderbolt died according to a contemporary. 6. Thunderbolt at Ollera. 7. Contribution to the history of Thunderbolt by Aboriginal stockman, Gordon Connors. 8. How he saw Will Monckton at Inverell Show. 9. How he learnt the Ned Kelly song from Paul Mansions before 1907. 10. Recitation: 2 orphans (fragment). 11. G.Connors speaks of his early life.
REEL (con't): 12. Lowe recalls leaving school & his first job with Bill Kirkpatrick. 13. Music: Yak on the mountain (schottische; lilting). 14. Music: Schottische (violin;McDonald). 15. Music: Steve Hart's schottische (whistling). 16. Music: Steve Hart's schottische (mouth-organ). 17. Discusses how Steve Harte performed on concertina and how certain mouth-organs are better for certain tunes.18. Music: Steve Harte's schottische (whistling). 19. Music: Wedding bells (waltz; mouth-organ). 20. Song: Wedding bells (fragment).
- Notes:
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- Recorded on Oct. 14, 1983 at Guyra, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Detailed summary available (1 p.)
- Subject:
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- Lowe, Jim, 1896-1984 -- Interviews
- Folk musicians -- New South Wales -- New England -- Interviews
- Folk singers -- New South Wales -- New England -- Interviews
- Folk music -- New South Wales -- New England
- Folklore -- New South Wales -- New England
- Folk songs -- New South Wales -- New England
- Bushrangers -- New South Wales -- New England
- Violin music
- Harmonica music
- New England (N.S.W.) -- History
- Other authors/contributors:
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This belongs to the Barry McDonald folklore collection, 1970-1989.
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- Until 2053 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1983
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