Traditional music in England

William Pollard interview, part 02

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:04:34

  • 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

    Continues to talk about old local musicians

  • 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). Interviewee notes: Son of Dilgy Pollard, at one time the best known singer at the Six Bells in Walsham-le-Willows

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William Pollard interview, part 02

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