Catalogue description Sound recording of Harry Cox of Catfield, Norfolk (b.1885) describing his childhood and his working life and singing traditional songs. Tape 2.

Recording of interview by Charles Parker [and?] of Harry Cox (HC) of Norfolk (b.1885) describing his childhood and working life

Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.10 Description of track: [silent start to tape]

Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 1.05 Description of track: HC says he never had a holiday in his working life except for Good Friday afternoon; he worked 10 hours a day, 6 days a week; Sunday was a 'day of rest' and Christmas Day could be taken as a paid holiday if the cattle were fed first

Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 2.56 Description of track: HC was paid 2s2d a day in summer and 2s in winter; believes they could have afforded to pay more; he never got a week's holiday; HC does not believe that people today are as happy with their money, cars etc; HC fondly remembers going to the pub on a Saturday night and having a great time with his father and his fiddle; not happen anymore

Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 4.29 Description of track: his father knew a lot of songs from his fishing work and HC learnt them when they worked together on the land; his father would pay people when he was a fisherman to teach him songs as he couldn't read; HC recalls sing-a-longs in pubs which don't happen anymore

Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 1.41 Description of track: as pub sing-a-longs died out over the last 20-30 years HC stopped going

Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 1.09 Description of track: HC was the one in the family who learnt a lot of songs; his own daughter knows some of his old songs

Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 1.38 Description of track: agrees that they had to make their own entertainment and believes that young people now have other distractions eg wireless

Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 1.09 Description of track: HC enjoyed his working life on the land

Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 1.03 Description of track: HC talks a little about the practice of courting during his day

Total duration (min/sec): 15.22

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 T32 and the dubbing reference number was 67/PLA)

NSA copy of CD-R serial number 2296 2217 2059

Archive master CD-R serial number 2296 2217 2058