Catalogue description Sound recording of Harry Cox of Catfield, Norfolk (b.1885) singing traditional songs and playing the fiddle. Tape 8.

This record is held by Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service

Details of MS 4000/5/1/1/6
Reference: MS 4000/5/1/1/6
Title: Sound recording of Harry Cox of Catfield, Norfolk (b.1885) singing traditional songs and playing the fiddle. Tape 8.
Description:

Recording of interview by Charles Parker of Harry Cox (HC) of Norfolk (b.1885) talking about and singing traditional songs and playing the fiddle

 

Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.13 Description of track: [silent start to tape]

 

Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 1.15 Description of track: HC plays the fiddle

 

Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 3.19 Description of track: HC describes how four people would have danced to the reel he has played on the fiddle; plays the reel again on the fiddle; most of the songs he knows would have originated from the outdoors

 

Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.52 Description of track: HC plays the fiddle

 

Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 3.01 Description of track: HC sings beginning of 'Dogger Bank'

 

Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 3.50 Description of track: HC sings ['It was all in the month of June' first line]

 

Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 2.32 Description of track: HC sings untitled song

 

Total duration (min/sec): 17.04

Date: 25 Jul 1963
Related material:

See also LC/BPL 15 listening cassette of Harry Cox of Catfield, Norfolk and MS 4000/5/9 for folk music lyrics, magazines and booklets.

Held by: Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service, not available at The National Archives
Copies held at:

Original tape reel (the tape was originally accessioned as T32 and the dubbing reference number was 70/PLA)

 

NSA copy of CD-R serial number 2296 2217 2065

 

Archive master CD-R serial number 2296 2217 2064

 

MS 4000/5/1/1/6

Language: English
Physical condition: Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number CF129 K006 3974Original tape:Size: 5" tape reelGauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)Speed: 7.5ips (19cm/s);EQ Curve used: IECTrack configuration: Half Track StereoDubbing Date: 12/02Notes: Volume fluctuates; recording stops and starts intermittently; very sticky tape causes audio warbling

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