Jim Lowe with his brother Doug interviewed by Barry McDonald in the Barry McDonald folklore collection, 1970-1989 [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1813073
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Lowe, Jim, 1896-1984, performer
- Access Conditions:
- Written permission required for both research and public use.
- Description:
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- 1984 Jan. 24
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 64 min.) : analog, mono.
- Series:
- Barry McDonald folklore collection, 1970-1989.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording: REEL 2720/39/9.Music:-1.I'll be all smiles tonight (whistling; duet).2.Mockingbird Hill(violin).3. Mockingbird Hill(whistling/lilting).4.Song: Blue-dog shit hill(parody of Mockingbird Hill by Jim).5. Conversation:Rabbit-trapping.6.Clare jig(violin). 7. Song:Bullocky-o(fragment by McDonald).8. Conversation: recall local musicians such as Dan Murphy, Jack Hughes (violin),& 2 British performers Stadden & Button who played the mandolin and banjo, Jim recalls an old time accordion with a small horn for every button.9. Untitled(accordion;fragment).10.Charlie Green's waltz (accordion;fragment then repeats).11.Set tune (accordion).12.Early in the morning (accordion).13. Yankee Doodle(accordion).14.Maggie(accordion; fragment).15.Unidentified tune by Harry Spouse (mouth-organ).16.Unidentified tune(accordion by McDonald).17.Rory O'More(lilting).18.Song:Philip McCarthy the Irish boy.19.Waltz tune(hummed by McDonald). 20. Waltz tune (accordion by McDonald). 20. Conversation:discusses the jews harp, talk of zither (background organ played by Doug Lowe),discusses a verse from the song "Rose of Tralee".21.10 pretty girls(mouth-organ by Doug Lowe).22.Conversation: discusses his work history starting as fence-post splitter and ending as a tip caretaker.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on Jan. 24, 1984 at Guyra, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Detailed summary (1 p.)
- Subject:
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- Lowe, Jim, 1896-1984 -- Interviews
- Lowe, Doug -- Interviews
- Folk musicians -- New South Wales -- Guyra Region -- Interviews
- Folk singers -- New South Wales -- Guyra Region -- Interviews
- Folk music -- New South Wales -- Guyra Region
- Folklore -- New South Wales -- Guyra Region
- Folk songs -- New South Wales -- Guyra Region
- Folk dancing -- New South Wales -- Guyra Region
- Accordion music
- Violin music
- Guyra Region (N.S.W.) -- History
- Other authors/contributors:
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Barry McDonald folklore collection, 1970-1989.
This collection contains 121 records. - Copyright:
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- Until 2054 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1984
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