Traditional music in England
William Pollard interview, part 01
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Type
sound
Duration
00:03:07
Cultures
English
Shelf mark
1CDR0011054 (copy of C1034/40)
Recording date
1983-03-19
Is part of (Collection)
John Howson Collection
Recording locations
The orchard at William Pollard's home, Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk, England, UK
Interviewees
Pollard, William (speaker, male)
Interviewers
Howson, John (speaker, male)
Recordist
Howson, John
Abstract
[walking through orchard trying to find William Pollard]; Talks about his father singing and step-dancing in the Six Bells; songs his father used to sing ( “The master’s servant”); Dod Barnes playing tin whistle while his father sung
Description
Item notes: From a collection of short "doorstop interviews" made by John Howson as part of his research in to the music-making traditions of mid-Suffolk. Parts of this interview are published in John Howson's book "Many a good horseman: a survey of traditional music making in Mid Suffolk (Rochford: Musical Traditions in association with Veteran Tapes, 1993)
Metadata record:
William Pollard interview, part 01
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