Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Description

Cyril Poacher, recorded at home in Blaxhall; sings 'Sailor and his True Love', 'Faithful Sailor Boy' and 'Two Little Girls in Blue'; comments on the songs and where he learned them from; talks about Harry Storey, a singer at the Ship Inn; sings and comments on 'Little Irish Jolting Cart'; Percy Webb and the making of a record; sings 'I'll Be Your Sweetheart' [learned from Albert Clark]; sings and comments on 'Just a Rose in a Garden of Weeds' [learned from his mother]; sings and comments on 'The Maid and the Magpie'; song ownership; covert recording of singing sessions at the Ship Inn, by Keith [?Summers], not looked on favourably; learning songs; talk of 'Sailor and his True Love' and 'Faithful Sailor Boy'; Bob Hart; ages of local singers; farming on the estates around Blaxhall and Snape; farm owners/managers; standing of farmers within village; talks about 'A Dog Down in the Valley' [learned from his grandfather, William Ling]. [Tr. 3] Frank Woolnough, recorded at home in Blaxhall; talks about learning songs, 'London Apprentice Boy' [learned from Tom Woolnough]; singing as a youngster; recites first verse and chorus of 'My Son My Son', and is then persuaded to sing it; sings unidentified song learned from his cousin Frank. Sings 'The Letter'; sings 'Bold Princess Royal'[from Jack Harland], 'London Apprentice Boy' [from Tom Woolnough], 'I'll Be Your Sweetheart' [from Uncle Albert], 'My Lad was a Miner' [from Jack from Farnham], 'Rap-a-tat-tat'; talk of life and work in Blaxhall; working on the land, travelling to surrounding counties for farm work; discusses his favourite singers; Mrs. Woolnough talks about singers from Leiston, and going to hear pub singers and see step dancers; FW talks about favourite songs and Bob Scarce; Mrs. Woolnough talks about their family; FW on his son, Clive, and his singing at the Ship Inn; Mrs. W. on singing at the Ship, the pub in the past and women's presence, favourite singer Frank Reid. [Tr. 4] 41 of 79.

Metadata

Identifier	cpfr8thy
IRN	414420
Class Mark	LAVC/SRE/A369r
Level	Item
Type of Record	Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link	http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/cpfr8thy
Collection(s)	Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category	Archive
Parent Record	Audiotape Sound Recordings
Creator(s)	Dunn, Ginette
Date	26 June 1975
Size and Medium	1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 79' 31".

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