Arthur Woodhouse, George Woodhouse and Lurlie Woodhouse interviewed by Rob Willis in Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 734675
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Woodhouse, Arthur, 1926-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research and personal copies; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 1994 May 6
- 3 digital audio tapes (ca. 162 min.)
- Series:
- Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection.
- Summary:
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1. Conversation: Arthur talks about his parents and farming at Gunn's Plains; his schooling and games played at school; his parents singing; Scottish & Irish songs.2. Songs: At the Club; fragment of an old uncle's song. 3. Conversation: playing the button accordion and piano accordion; recollection of the Lancers; Saveloy Suppers; dances in the Gunn's Plains Hall; Tin Kettling; step dancing; the Scottish Irish population in the area. George: playing the Dudley accordion; being taught by George Hutton; Jack Marshall, Bob King, Johnny Young; going to dances & the dances danced; Ben Flukes; poems told; singalongs. Lurlie: family, farming and her father driving bullocks; school; Arthur and George playing in a band; going to dances; Hyena (Tasmanian Tiger) stories.
4. Music: Irish Lullabies; Yankee doodle; Varsovienna tune from George Hutton; 3 hop polka tune Little brown jug; Early in the morning; Redwing; Polly Perkins; Clementine; Knees up Mother Brown; On board waltz; Polly Perkins; Clementine; Hop polka Little brown jug; Wild rover (Tex Morton version) 5. Conversation: about playing the organ. 6. Music: a Schottische; Gordon Powell father's tune; Aunty Mary; Prince of Wales Schottische. 7. Song: Arthur sings the song about the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. 7. Conversation: Arthur and George talk about vamping; Arthur and Lurlie tell some stories; talk about the price of rabbits, potatoes and corn; stirring tea with a Sassafras stick; snaring animals, wire snare; spring neckers; possums & wallabies; Lurlie talks about cooking and washing day down by the creek.
Folkloric recording.
- Notes:
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- Recorded by Olya Willis.
- Recorded on May 6, 1994, at Ulverstone, Tasmania.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (3 p.) available.
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