Norman Burgess interviewed by John Meredith in the John Meredith folklore collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2205507
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Burgess, Norman, 1914-, performer
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research and personal copies; written permission required for public use.
- Description:
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- 1985 Nov. 18
- 2 tape reels (ca. 47 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track stereo ; 7 in.
- Series:
- John Meredith folklore collection.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording. Norman Burgess plays Hohner erica accordion and speaks of local history.
- Full contents:
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- Reel 126. Conversation: 1. Burgess speaks of his father playing accordion ; local dances in apple sheds, local history ; local musicians and dances when he was young, types of dances ; family history ; local timber getting and methods of felling trees
- Accordion: 2. Varsoviana (learnt ex father), 3. Waltz, Starry night to ramble, repeated
- Conversation: Burgess speaks briefly about he and his father learning tunes
- Accordion: 4. Waltz, While London sleeps
- Reel 127. Accordion: 1.a Old black Joe, played as a waltz, 1.b Old black Joe as a quickstep, 2. Frog puddles, 3. Waltz, The Druid's prayer, 4. Quickstep, We'll roll the old chariot along, 5. Quickstep, Come to the Saviour, 6. Quickstep, Shall we gather at the river, 7. Waltz, The man on the flying trapeze, 8. Just before the battle mother, 9. Waltz, Just as the sun went down, 10. Under the double eagle, 11. Waltz, Peggy O'Neill, 12. Sister (from father who learnt it during World War I), Burgess recites words that he can remember for the tune.
- Notes:
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- Burgess occasionally explains the contexts of his tunes.
- Recorded at Geeveston, Tasmania on November 18, 1985.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-221517492
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary available.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Meredith, John, 1920-2001, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the John Meredith folklore collection.
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- Until 2055 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1985
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