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Record Id:9190732 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Author:O'Connor, Pat.
Title:Pat O'Connor sings and tells rhymes and riddles for the Australian Children's folklore collection [sound recording].
Published:[1976?]
Description:1 tape reel (ca. 16 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.
Playing Time:001600
Series:Australian Children's folklore collection
Summary:Folkloric recording. The Collection consists of traditional songs, music, rhymes and stories in several languages for young children selected by Gwenda Davey from original field recordings located at Museum Victoria.
Contents:Singing: The grand old Duke of York (repeated) -- Lavender's blue, dilly dilly -- Ride a cock horse -- I had a little nut tree (repeated) -- Sing a song of sixpence (repeated) -- Baa baa black sheep -- Twinkle twinkle little star -- Three blind mice -- Hush little baby. Rhymes: Mary and the magpie -- Red, white and blue -- Ask your mother for eighteen pence. Singing: Little Tommy Tucker -- Here we go round the mulberry bush (repeated) -- I saw three ships; Tom Tom the piper's son -- Little Bo Peep (repeated) -- Georgie Porgie -- Humpty Dumpty. Riddles: Little Nancy Etticoat -- As I was going to St Ives -- Four stiff standers. Rhymes: They that wash on Monday -- Monday's child is fair of face. Riddle: Two legs sat upon three legs. Singing: I'll give you a little featherbed.
Subjects:Nursery rhymes.
Children's songs -- Australia.
Riddles, Juvenile.
Children's poetry.
Other Authors:Davey, Gwenda, 1932-
Access Conditions:Access open for research, personal copies and public use. Acknowledgement to be made to Gwenda Davey.
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Libraries that have this item:National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (2189457) ORAL TRC 2632/1

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