Peter Kennedy Collection
Mary Swain and Percy Lavarello, Calshot, Hampshire 1962 (Tristan de Cunha islanders). Tape 6
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Much talk between Kennedy and the others in the room.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 07/03/2013
Percy Lavarello plays a number of accordion tunes, later to which Kennedy describes the dance steps.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 07/03/2013
Mary Swain sings 'The old miser in London', unaccompanied.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 07/03/2013
Mary Swain sings 'The little cabin boy' unaccompanied, to what Kennedy thinks is a different tune heard earlier (on a separate tape).
Posted by Andrew Pace on 07/03/2013
Percy Laverello plays 'The seven step Schottische' on the accordion.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 07/03/2013
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Type
sound
Duration
Unknown
Shelf mark
C604/929
Recording date
1962-08-31
Is part of (Collection)
Peter Kennedy Collection
Recording locations
Calshot, Hampshire, England
Performers
Lavarello, Percy (accordion / spoken, male), Swain, Mary (singer, female / spoken, female)
Recordist
Kennedy, Peter
Description
[*Peter Kennedy's notes transcribed verbatim from the original tape box*] .- 1. The Seven Step Schottische (the Double Schottische) [1'00"].- 2. Mary Swain (unacc) The Little Cabin Boy [2'30"].- 3. The Old Miser in London (accordion (cont)) [1'55"].- 4. The Back Hand Walt [0'48"]. The Handkerchief Dance [1'50"] Descr begins [0'50"].- 5. "Rhoda Screwer" (polka mazurka) [1'00"] [1'30"].- 16. Start of another [0'30"].
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[13:53]
Much talk between Kennedy and the others in the room.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 07/03/2013 17:38:00
[9:27]
Percy Lavarello plays a number of accordion tunes, later to which Kennedy describes the dance steps.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 07/03/2013 17:37:00
[6:59]
Mary Swain sings 'The old miser in London', unaccompanied.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 07/03/2013 17:36:00
[1:49]
Mary Swain sings 'The little cabin boy' unaccompanied, to what Kennedy thinks is a different tune heard earlier (on a separate tape).
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 07/03/2013 17:34:00
[0:02]
Percy Laverello plays 'The seven step Schottische' on the accordion.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 07/03/2013 17:33:00
This recording, made by Peter Kennedy and Maud Karpeles in Calshot, Hampshire, is of a number of refugees from the south Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha. They were being temporarily housed here due to a volcanic eruption on their home island. There is a lot of information, television news footage and reports of this and their stay in England, much of which is available on Youtube. There are several clips that include Mary Swain in particular.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 07/03/2013 17:32:00