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Roy Palmer collection CD 2 / George Dunn

Contributor(s): Material type: MusicMusicPublisher number: BLSA C 1023 Roy Palmer Collection 3-4 | British Library Sound ArchivePublication details: British Library Sound Archive, [2001].Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inAvailable additional physical forms:
  • BLSA Playback 1CDR0007248, Archive 2CDR0008788.
Contents:
C1023/3 [VWML tape 342]. George Dunn, Quarry Bank, Dudley, West Midlands, 29 March 1971: 1. Talks about lucky bags containing sweets, with popular songs of the day printed on the back (1890s) -- 2. Sings fragments of Old Molly Riley and Sweet Marie and continues to talk about songs -- 3. Talks about the News of the World printing songs during the war; sings fragments of Darling Mabel and parody -- 4. Parson's tailor [fragment] -- 5. The female highwayman -- 6. Talks about the female highwayman -- 7. The watercress girl -- 8. Talks about football and football songs and players; sings Rowdy dowdy boys -- 9. Keep right to the end of the road -- 10. Tells story of winning a gamecock in a raffle -- C1023/4 [VWML tape 343]. George Dunn, Quarry Bank, Dudley, West Midlands, 29 March 1971: 11. Story of winning a gamecock in a raffle continued, followed by talk about game cocks generally -- 12. The cruelty of cock fighting -- 13. His mother, violence towards women, family life, poverty, meals -- 14. Local dialect & sayings, story of staying in Barnsley Hall hospital -- 15. Staying in Barnsley Hall hospital & local dialects (cont). [next day, 30 March 1971] -- 16. Talks about chainmaking & blacksmithing; learning the trade [brother Ernie joins conversation] sayings of the trade.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Class number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode
Sound Recordings Sound Recordings VWML Palmer Recordings Storage SCD CDA PALMER 2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Reference only SR05196

Compact disc.

C1023/3 [VWML tape 342]. George Dunn, Quarry Bank, Dudley, West Midlands, 29 March 1971: 1. Talks about lucky bags containing sweets, with popular songs of the day printed on the back (1890s) -- 2. Sings fragments of Old Molly Riley and Sweet Marie and continues to talk about songs -- 3. Talks about the News of the World printing songs during the war; sings fragments of Darling Mabel and parody -- 4. Parson's tailor [fragment] -- 5. The female highwayman -- 6. Talks about the female highwayman -- 7. The watercress girl -- 8. Talks about football and football songs and players; sings Rowdy dowdy boys -- 9. Keep right to the end of the road -- 10. Tells story of winning a gamecock in a raffle -- C1023/4 [VWML tape 343]. George Dunn, Quarry Bank, Dudley, West Midlands, 29 March 1971: 11. Story of winning a gamecock in a raffle continued, followed by talk about game cocks generally -- 12. The cruelty of cock fighting -- 13. His mother, violence towards women, family life, poverty, meals -- 14. Local dialect & sayings, story of staying in Barnsley Hall hospital -- 15. Staying in Barnsley Hall hospital & local dialects (cont). [next day, 30 March 1971] -- 16. Talks about chainmaking & blacksmithing; learning the trade [brother Ernie joins conversation] sayings of the trade.

BLSA Playback 1CDR0007248, Archive 2CDR0008788.

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