Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Description
Peter Thorp, recorded at home in Leeds; talks about his interest in folk music; carol singing on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day morning in Leeds - tradition declined due to slum clearances, break up of communities; singing in West Yorkshire folk clubs - floor spots, compering; involvement in the Grove Folk Club - compering, then organisation (bookings, etc.); learning songs; singing style; the Scouts - campfire songs; meaning of songs - folk song as truth; skiffle music; protest movement; traditional versus Revival singers; text/tune considerations in choosing songs; pub singing - decline, and the influence of juke-boxes; contemporary folk music - conduit for passing on knowledge/human experience; booking new singers; closure of folk clubs and the continuation of the Grove; social life aspect of the Grove; functions of the folk club; direction of the Grove - Celtic music, age group of attenders; folk activities/teaching in schools; the Tykes Association of Folk Clubs in West Yorkshire - teachers' classes through the Education department in Bradford; interest in local history - folk song raises awareness, sense of belonging, process; learning a song; sings 'The Plains of Waterloo.' 13 of 13.
Metadata
| Identifier | b13kpcvz |
| IRN | 414126 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A076 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/b13kpcvz |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Bergal, Nancy Ann |
| Date | 27 January 1980 |
| Size and Medium | 1 audiocassette., Duration: 83' 38". |