Sound Recording, Suffolk
Description
Arthur Drewery, recorded at home in Blaxhall; talks about his song repertoire; sings 'The Blackboard of My Heart'; reference to the Blaxhall Ship Inn, and the Lion pub, Little Glemham; learning songs from his father pre-World War Two; employment; the Marines; sings 'You Never Know What Times May Bring You To'; collector asks AD's mother about singing at the Ship Inn, step dancing and Wicketts Richardson as Chairman; sing, say, or pay; young people and the decline of pub singing; pop music; comments on Ship Inn singers, Geoff Ling, Cyril Poacher, Bob Scarce and Tommy Curtis; sings 'Where Does Father Christmas Go To in the Summertime?'; learning songs. Arthur Drewery sings 'Don't Step on Mother's Roses'; comments on Bob Scarce; sings part of 'The Sailor and His True Love', and 'Old Shep' [the latter learned from Jake Foreman]; comments on singing/singers in Blaxhall; meaning in songs; singer's delivery; fights at the Ship Inn; attitudes towards the pub; Blaxhall Rovers concert party; Harvest Frolics; sings part of 'The Boy with No Shoes'. 74 of 79.
Metadata
| Identifier | ylbkjr6v |
| IRN | 414453 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A402r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/ylbkjr6v |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Dunn, Ginette |
| Date | 30 June 1975 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 62' 41". |