Peter Kennedy Collection
George Hawkins, Bert Wiltshire and Charlotte Wiltshire, Ebrington, Gloucestershire 1957
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Bert Wiltshire and his wife Charlotte talk about George's grandfather, Shadrach Haden, and how Cecil Sharp met him. He then sings 'Raggle-taggle Gipsies O'. Charlotte then talks about George, followed by George singing 'John Barleycorn'.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 07/03/2013
George "Shepherd" Hawkins, aged 86, sings a number of songs and talks a little about himself afterwards.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 07/03/2013
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Type
sound
Duration
Unknown
Shelf mark
C604/977
Recording date
1957-02-14
Is part of (Collection)
Peter Kennedy Collection
Recording locations
Ebrington, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, England
Performers
Hawkins, George (spoken, male / singer, male), Wiltshire, Bert (singer, male / spoken, male), Wiltshire, Charlotte (spoken, female)
Recordist
Kennedy, Peter
Description
[*Peter Kennedy's notes transcribed verbatim from the original tape box*] P. Kennedy. Docum. Ref no. RL: 1619B.- George (Shep) Hawkins (86), Ebrington, Warwickshire. 14.2.57. * "Little Black Horse" [2'25"]. Talk beforehand… £10.3 cut. + after about himself. // Bert Wiltshire (53) + his mother + Mrs Charlotte Wiltshire. X Talk about his great grandfather / Shepherd Haden and Mr Sharp coming. Raggle-Taggle Gipsies O [0'15"] Sung twice. Mrs talks about her husband whistling home from work. Hums - Barleycorn (Lazarus tune).
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Bert Wiltshire and his wife Charlotte talk about George's grandfather, Shadrach Haden, and how Cecil Sharp met him. He then sings 'Raggle-taggle Gipsies O'. Charlotte then talks about George, followed by George singing 'John Barleycorn'.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 07/03/2013 20:23:00

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George "Shepherd" Hawkins, aged 86, sings a number of songs and talks a little about himself afterwards.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 07/03/2013 20:20:00