Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Description
[Collector announcement]; Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings [unidentified]; sings 'Since I've Had a Row with the Wife'; talks about and sings his version of 'My Grandfather's Clock'; sings 'When I Was a Jolly Young Ploughboy'; talks about his education and the extent of his song repertoire; sings 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough'; recites a monologue, 'Mr. Jackson Had an Ass'; the first gramophone he saw; recites a piece by two Yorkshire comedians, re. visiting London; sings 'Farmer's Boy'; songs known from farming days; musical evenings with other farm workers in the 1920s; father's singing; farm work and living arrangements; sings 'The Volunteer Organist', 'Granny's Song at Twilight' and a version of 'The Wild Rover'; his family's musical abilities; preparing to sing [? 'Cavalier'] when tape ends. Talk of a song book owned by an unidentified woman; sings an unidentified song, learned from a Scarborough fisherman; sings 'The Little Red Herring'; recites words of a poem/song learned at school; talks about school and homes; general conversation. 6 of 68.
Metadata
| Identifier | qtwkpmg8 |
| IRN | 414464 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A413r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/qtwkpmg8 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Sullivan, Keith Frederick |
| Date | 11 February 1975 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 58' 31". |