The Tradition of Pub Singing in the Villages of East Suffolk, with Songs from Bob Hart of Snape and Percy Webb of Tunstall

Description

A study of the pub singing tradition in East Suffolk, with particular reference to the singers Bob Hart from Snape, and Percy Webb of Tunstall. The first of four chapters presents an introduction to the tradition and the geographical area, and brief biographical details of the informants. Chapter Two examines the singers' singing style and performance, and includes tune transcriptions of songs from their repertoires. Chapter Three looks at the relationships between the songs, the singers and the community of which they are a part. Text and tune transcriptions are grouped according to a number of categories - work-related, bawdy, tragic, sentimental, humorous. The final chapter raises a number of theoretical points concerning folksong scholarship. Tape Tables of Contents for the four audiotapes submitted with the dissertation are included. Tune transcriptions of Percy Webb's singing of 'The Dark Eyed Sailor' and 'Flash Company' are also included.

Metadata

Identifier jcvzldfn
IRN 410206
Class Mark LAVC/SRP/2/170
Level File
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/jcvzldfn
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Undergraduate Dissertations
Creator(s) Mackay, Donald
Date 1971
Size and Medium 82 unbound typed leaves.

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