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Record Id:12687934 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Author:Hofmann, Hans, 1919-
Title:Hans Hofmann tells of his life, plays the accordion and sings German songs [sound recording] / Interviewed by Rob Willis.
Published:1993-
Description:2 digital audio tape (ca. 141 min.)
Playing Time:022100
Series:Rob Willis folklore collection
Summary:Folkloric recording.
Contents:Conversation: born in Germany, life under the Nazis, decision to move to Australia and join the Snowy Scheme, journey across by ship, reception by the Snowy Authority, struggle to gain a suitable job for his qualifications, discrimination, Australian jealousy of immigrants, family coming out to Australia, buildings designed. Music: with the accordion plays German tunes and tunes learnt from Italians in Germany: Bavarian "Landler"; "Shue Plattler" German shoe slapping dance tune; tune "I have loaded my wagon", words; tune "The Birds wanted to to have a wedding"; repeated; German folk song "King Arthur from England was a bad man", words; Walking song, words; folk song "As the Romans got cheeky", words and explanation; songs passed onto the children; tune; song "All the birds are turning to the south", words; song from the 30 Years' War, words; children's song "Listen what's coming from outside"; "I walk through a grass green forest"; own song "On the well"; tune and song; tune "Be happy to be alive"; church song; children's song "Clap, clap, clap"; old song "Strasbourg"; repeat, words and explanation of words; song "The Tailor has a mouse"; Russian tune; song "All my ducklings are swimming on the sea"; song "Cuckoo, cuckoo"; Christmas carols; song "A Twig has sprung up, words; song "Come all ye"; "Sleep well you heavenly boy"; song "Where the shepherds find the truth", German/Latin; songs learnt in Germany before WWII from Italian workers; Italian song "What time are you coming tonight; "Ducha, Ducha" an Italian song about Mussolini; Dutch clog dance song; National song of Hamburg, words.
Notes:Interview, singing and music.
Lending copy: 3 cassettes.
Preservation and cassette copies made.
Recorded at Bermagui, N.S.W. on 7 January 1993.
Part of:Rob Willis folklore collection (AuCNL)1862849
Subjects:Hans Hofmann, 1919- -- Interviews.
Accordionists -- New South Wales -- Biography.
Accordion music.
Folk music -- Germany.
Folk music -- Italy.
Other Authors:Willis, Rob, 1944-
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) (1201092) ORAL TRC 2608/13-14

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