Sound Recording, Sufffolk
Description
Horace White, recorded at home in Spexhall; talks about the effect of World War One and the Army on his thinking/outlook; village water supply; infant/child mortality; suicide; Socialism and being a socialist; old estate system; Communism; Chartism; Capitalism and labour; farming and political philosophy; British voting system; involvement in local politics; the village and influx of outsiders; pubs; World War One experiences; standard of living; marriage; home building. Recites the words of 'Serving Maid'; sings 'Southwold Fair'; comments on this and the song 'Happy Ploughboy'; sings 'Under the Old Oak Tree' [incomplete]; pub singing and persuading people to sing; being in the right mood for singing; sings 'Happy Ploughboy'; comments on Army songs; recites words and sings chorus to 'Rachel Virginsky'; songs sung by his mother-in-law; stories in song; recites verse from 'Over the Burning Plains of Egypt', and from other unidentified songs; singing with friends; social centre at Ringsfield; mother-in-law's singing; own childhood and mother; recites words to a song about a mother; singing competitions; thoughts on women in pubs; agricultural wages before/after the second war ; Americans in Suffolk; recites words of an unidentified song; reflects on life. Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A376r. 49 of 79.
Metadata
| Identifier | nhkh3g54 |
| IRN | 414428 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A377r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/nhkh3g54 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Dunn, Ginette |
| Date | 12 September 1974 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 63' 45". |