Catalogue description Sound recording of Harry Cox of Norfolk (b.1885) describing his childhood c1885-1900 and singing traditional songs.

Recording of interview by Alan Lomax and Ewan MacColl of Harry Cox (HC) of Norfolk (b.1885) talking about his father's time as a farm labourer, poaching and singing traditional songs.

Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.12 Description of track: [silent start to tape]

Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 4.05 Description of track: HC discusses his views on poaching and the law; feels discrimination against the poor is unjust and that there are two laws, 'one for the rich and one for the poor'.

Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 2.26 Description of track: talks about the decline in 'common land' where people could hunt and pasture cattle; the Norfolk Broads did not used to be owned.

Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.40 Description of track: describes his father's hard life as a farm labourer working 60 hours a week, 10 hours a day; HC worked as hard as this with very few days off (Good Friday afternoon and Christmas Day as well if you fed the cattle).

Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 3.34 Description of track: agrees that a sentence of 14 years transportation to Australia for poaching very unjust; sentences were very severe during his father's time and he describes the man traps which were used which could break a man's leg.

Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 5.59 Description of track: HC sings 'Van Diemen's Land'

Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 2.48 Description of track: HC sings 'Jack Tar on Shore'

Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 2.26 Description of track: HC sings 'Up Jumped the Herring'

Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 4.59 Description of track: HC sings 'The Female Drummer'

Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 2.07 Description of track: HC sings 'Firelock Stile'

Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 4.38 Description of track: HC sings 'Black Velvet Gown'; [silent at end of tape]

Total duration (min/sec): 35.56

See also LC/BPL 15 listening cassette of Harry Cox of Catfield, Norfolk and MS 4000/3/9 for folk music lyrics, magazines and booklets.

Original tape reel (the tape was originally accessioned as T146 and the dubbing reference number was 65/PLA)

NSA copy of CD-R serial number 2296 2217 5689

Archive master CD-R serial number 2296 2217 2066