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Record Id:10346301 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Author:Fowler, Jo-Anne.
Title:[Folkloric recording: Jo-Anne and Kathryn Fowler and Annalee and Sarah Atchinson recite rhymes, sing and talk] [sound recording] / [recorded by Helen O'Shea].
Published:1989.
Description:2 tape reels (ca. 41 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono ; 7 in.
Playing Time:004100
Series:Helen O'Shea's oral history project
Summary:Singing: My Highland Goat. Ryhmes: Old Mc Donald Had a Ford; Eddy Cootchie Catchy Can. Clapping rhymes: ABC; When Suzy was; Under the Bamboo; My Mother Is a Cooker; My Boyfriend Gave Me an Apple; Down by the Banks; Ootchie Ootchie Arny; My Name Is Nicholas; My Name Is Ally; I Went to a Chinese Restaurant. Singing: There's a Hole; Eddy Cootchie. Skipping rhymes: ABC; Fred Fred; Church Toilet; How Many; Little Red Racing Car. Counting rhymes: Eenie Meenie; Little Miss Pink; There's a Party on the Hill. Rhymes: Tarzan Swings; Mickey Mouse; Ip Dip Bit; Stop Spitting Chips, Charles; Watch the Washing, Russell; Black and Blue Bumps; Judy and Eric Sitting in a Tree. Singing: parody of the Quartermaster's Store. Rhymes: Cross My Heart; Barleys. Conversation: truth testing; April Fool's Day; good luck; first day of month; tooth fairy; tricks against teacher. Songs: Row Row. Rhymes: Grace.
Notes:Working duplicate and cassette copies made.
Part of a collection of recordings made by Helen O'Shea in township of Ecklin South, Victoria in 1989 and 1990. The recordings aim to reveal the social fabric of life in a small rural community between 1900 and 1988.
Recorded at Glenfyne, Vic. on 4 July 1989.
Subjects:Children's songs -- Australia.
Children's poetry, Australian.
Jump rope rhymes -- Australia.
Folklore -- Australia.
Other Authors:Fowler, Kathryn.
O'Shea, Helen.
Atchison, Annalee.
Atchison, Sarah.
Access Conditions:Access open for research use; written permission required for public use during lifetime of collector.
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Libraries that have this item:National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) ORAL TRC 2439/18

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