Alec Looker interviewed by Barry McDonald in the Barry McDonald folklore collection, 1970-1989 [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 222601
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Looker, Alec, 1907-, performer
- Access Conditions:
- Written permission required for research use and public use during the lifetime of the interviewer.
- Description:
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- 1985
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 28 min.)
- Series:
- Barry McDonald folklore collection, 1970-1989.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording: Alec Looker plays the accordion and speaks of local history in Tubbamurra, N.S.W.; speaks of Teddy Lockyer, Walter Wesley and Jackson Knox; explains how he learned tunes; talks of his parents and his biography including his broken foot; speaks of winter time dances; his learning of music through the process of absorption; talks about step dance musicians; and Sam Looker.
- Partial contents:
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- Alec Looker, accordion music:
- Waltz by Alec Looker
- Varsoviana, Babes in the wood
- Ring the bell watchman
- Redwings
- Jig, Bull in the ring.
- Notes:
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- Recorded in 1985, at Tubbamurra, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Detailed summary (1 p.)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Folk musicians
- Other authors/contributors:
- McDonald, Barry, 1955-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Barry McDonald folklore collection, 1970-1989.
This collection contains 121 records. - Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2055 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1985
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