Norm O'Connor and Bob Michell discuss the process of collecting folk music at the 1st National Folk Festival at Melbourne, Victoria in Queensland Folk Federation collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3104830
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Michell, Bob, 1912-1977, speaker
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research use; written permission required for personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the performer. Written permission also required for public use from the Queensland Folk Federation.
- Description:
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- 1967
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 119 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 1/4 track, mono ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Queensland Folk Federation collection.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording. Norm O'Connor and Bob Michell discuss the process of collecting folk music and show examples of collected material.
- Partial contents:
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- TAPE 136: Conversation: Bob Michell gives an introduction and discusses collecting procedures
- Michell defines categories of collectable items as songs, yarns and tunes
- Michell describes the importance of exploring the social background behind collectable items
- Michell discusses the necessity of collecting song, words, context and biography thoroughly
- Singing: Cocky of Bungaree
- Old bullock dray (Ewan Newitt)
- Wild Rover I (Neil Newitt)
- Conversation: Dick Evans is introduced
- Singing: Wild Rover II (Dick Evans)
- story of Dick Evans' tooth extraction
- Recitation: 1895 Boulamore
- The scrub-digger's retreat (Patrick Carney)
- Singing: Raspberry picker's song, Ron Edwards version (Nobby Moreton)
- Old jig jog (Abo Pimboola)
- Glasgow/Castlereagh, with the tune of Lachlan Tigers
- Scottish folk tape (Josh McCrae)
- Singing: Stockman's last bed (Mr Andrews)
- Santy Anna, shanty (Captain Watson)
- Conversation: story about the Queen Mary - Singing: Fire down below (Captain McCaddy/McCaddie?, of the Shiplovers' Society)
- I lost my brother, poor Bob Mahoney (J. H. Davies)
- Finnegans wake song (Jim Seymour)
- Whistle tune: I will buy boots for you (Jim Seymour)
- Tune: McLeod's reel (Jack Cowan)
- Bill Cowan plays sings and accompanies himself on guitar: Knoxville girl
- Singing: Mrs James (Simon McDonald)
- unidentified song (Simon McDonald)
- Little shoe black (Simon McDonald sings and plays accordion)
- Chas Ordish accordion
- Clapping rhyme
- BREAK.
- TAPE 136 continued: Talk resumes: Music: Paddy Hogarty's britches (Simon McDonald)
- Old bark hut / fight in bar (Simon McDonald)
- The man who struck O'Hara (Simon McDonald)
- Alwyn Lloyd recites verse: Practical smoker
- Stockperson
- It was in the Queensland drought
- Bullocky recitation
- Harry Marant / The breaker / Who's writing old harlequin now
- The tragedy.
- Notes:
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- Recordings of folk festivals, workshops, concerts, performances and recitations by various artists collected by the Queensland Folk Federation throughout the mid 1960s to the late 1980s. Included in this collection are select radio folk programmes.
- The 1st National Folk Festival has also been referred to as the 1967 Port Phillip District Folk Music Festival.
- Recorded between February 11 and February 12, 1967 at the Teachers' College, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
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This belongs to the Queensland Folk Federation collection.
This collection contains 130 records. - Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2037 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1967
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