Traditional music in England
The hill on Taiwan
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Type
sound
Duration
00:01:56
Shelf mark
1CDR0010580 (copy of C1023/88)
Recording date
1986
Is part of (Collection)
Roy Palmer collection
Recording locations
Mr Rooney's home, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Performers
Rooney, Maurice (singer, male)
Recordist
Rooney, Maurice
Speakers
Rooney, Maurice (male)
Description
Item notes: Poem written by a POW about the cemtery at Kinkaseki POW camp in Taiwan. Preced by talk about the death rate in camp and the cemetry which was on a nearby hillside. Performer notes: Ex-POW at Kinkaseki camp in Taiwan (formerly Formosa), 1942-1945. Recording notes: Second generation copy of recording made by Maurice Rooney himself
Metadata record:
The hill on Taiwan
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