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Record Id:6942440 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Title:Composite tape made for presentation to Pete Seeger during his Australian visit 1963 in the Norm O'Connor folklore collection [sound recording].
Published:1963.
Description:1 tape reel (ca. 31 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track mono ; 7 in.
Playing Time:003100
Series:Norm O'Connor folklore collection
Summary:Folkloric recording.
Contents:1. Introduction from Norm O'Connor ; Singing: 2. Simon McDonald, Wild Colonial boy, 3. Moreton Bay ; 4. Captain McCaddy, Five down below ; 5. J.H. Davies, Bob Mahoney, 6. Alf Dyer, Barbara Allen ; 7. Dave Downey, Old bark hut ; 8. Harry Briggs, Old bark hut, 9. Mrs Catherine Peatey, Old bark hut ; Rhyme/Chant: 10. Nattie Webb, Onery Oorey ; Singing: 11. Simon McDonald, Old tremone, 12. Mrs Tyson and daughters, Poor pussy, 13. Atkinson family, hymn, Lord is it I ; 14. Aaron Briggs, Jacky Jacky ; 15. Phennell Harrison, The old jig, jog (or Travelling down the Castlereagh) ; 16. Wally Carter, Australia's on the wallaby, with piano ; Story: 17. Mr Vincent, About bullock drivers ; Poem: 18. Dick Evans, New year at Bulumwaal.
Notes:A collection of recordings and related material collected during the 1950s and 1960s by Norm O'Connor and others for the Folk Lore Society of Victoria.
Recording begins on side 2.
Recordings come from Folk Lore Society of Victoria, Shiplover's Society of Victoria, Wattle Records (Sydney) and from Edgar Waters, Canberra.
Recordings made between 1957 and September 1963.
Singing, chant and story.
Transcript unavailable.
Part of:Norm O'Connor folklore collection (AuCNL)594624
Subjects:Folk songs, English -- Australia.
Other Authors:Seeger, Pete, 1919-
O'Connor, Norman.
Folk Lore Society of Victoria.
Access Conditions:Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
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Libraries that have this item:National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (1766768) ORAL TRC 2539/004

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