Traditional music in England
The bonny Yorkshire lass
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Type
sound
Duration
00:02:57
Shelf mark
1CDR0009331 (copy of C1009/7)
Subjects
Parlour ballads
Recording date
1971-09-04
Is part of (Collection)
Steve Gardham Collection
Recording locations
The recordist's parental home, Chadcourt, Orchard Park Estate, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Performers
Sykes, Annie, 1892- (singer, female)
Recordist
Gardham, Steve
Description
Item notes: First line: "Her eyes were like the little stars that shine out from afar". Fragment. The same song as the one recorded by Rachel Berry (C1009/2 C1). Probably a different song to Roud Folk Song Index No. 12514. Performer notes: The collector's grandmother. Recording notes: Sound lost for a few seconds. Recording one generation from original, low Recording level, very muffled
Metadata record:
The bonny Yorkshire lass
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