The British Library The British Library http://sounds.bl.uk/JISC ASR IPR STATUS LIST.xls Austin Wookey interview, part 23 1CDR0012312 (copy of C1033/207) Bob and Jacqueline Patten Collection Recording notes: Poor sound, only recorded in one channel (mono dubbing) [poor sound] Interview – Austin Wookey talks about Cecil Sharp’s informants. The Moger and Horler families (members of the Horler family are still in the area). Mrs Kettlewell the writer at Harptree court, ‘Wiley’ Kettlewell the naval commander was very interested in folk song and married Sharp’s secretary. Mrs Wyatt [wife of George Wyatt] used to be called a witch. ‘She was a dear old soul’ and lived in a squatters house (a key house), the other children used to tell him that she would turn him into a pig and that she made pigs stand on their back legs. Their cottage has since been knocked down. More on the Moger’s. Farmer William King. George Currel, whose sons Morris danced. John Durbin who was employed weeding the cricket field. 1986-09-19 East Harptree, Somerset, England, UK English sound Wookey, Mrs (speaker, female) Patten, Bob (speaker, male) Wookey, Austin, 1902- (speaker, male interviewee) Patten, Bob Patten, Jacqueline 44100 16 00:07:12 44100 16 00:07:12 44100 16 128 kbps 00:07:12 44100 16 192 kbps