John Meredith and Ron Edwards interviewed by Keith McKenry at the 2nd Mudgee Bushcraft and Music Festival [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1918870
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Meredith, John, 1920-2001, interviewee
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- Description:
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- 1987 Jan. 25
- 5 audio tape reels (ca. 160 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track stereo ; 7 in.
- Summary:
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Interview on the occasion of John Meredith and Ron Edwards' first meeting in thirty years. They discuss their last meeting, to record "Gold Rush songs"; the nature and method of their folklore collecting; problems in their early collecting days such as cost of tape; performers they have collected from; financing collecting; memorable collecting trips; other folklore collectors; problems of commercialisation of folk; intellectural property; storytelling and the Australian yarn; Australian bushcrafts; Edwards learning to play the tenor recorder; John Manifold; collections embellishing folk material; problem of identifying genuine traditional material; the contemporary folk scene and folk festivals.
- Notes:
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- Recorded at the 2nd Mudgee Bushcraft and Music Festival, N.S.W. on 25 Jan. 1987.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
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- Corrected transcript (typescript, 101 leaves) available.
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- Copyright:
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- Until 2057 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1987
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