Traditional music in England

Bob Davenport interview, part 11

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:00:09

  • Shelf mark

    2CDR0010840 (copy of C1047/54)

  • Recording date

    1979-06-14

  • Is part of (Collection)

    Bob Davenport Archive

  • Interviewees

    Davenport, Bob (speaker, male)

  • Interviewers

    Tchalenko, John (speaker, male)

  • Recordist

    Tchalenko, John

  • Abstract

    Starting up folk club in The Fox in Islington; his view that folk was entirely different from traditional music; his decision to book only traditional musicians and to avoid putting on folk acts; bringing in Irish musicians, Greek Cypriot bands, etc.

  • Description

    Item notes: Interview arranged by John Tchalenko in preparation for the making of his film "The Bolden Lad: aspects of traditional music in working class Britain" (Arts Council of Great Britain, 1980) . Interviewee notes: Traditional singer. Recording notes: Recorded with 50Hz crystal neopilot track (not audible on playback copy).

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Bob Davenport interview, part 11

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