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A Popular Singing Tradition of an Area of South-East London
Wetton, Anne Lindsey
1974
A collection of popular songs recorded in 1973/1974 from informants living in and around the Bexleyheath area of London. Text and (some) tune transcriptions are presented, with comments from the colle...
Sound Recordings, London and Kent
Wetton, Anne Lindsey
July-August 1973
Compilation of field recordings made in Abbey Wood, Charlton, Plumstead and Swanley. Six informants sing a selection of popular love songs, including 'Dolly Gray', 'The Old Rustic Bridge', 'The Rose o...
Sound Recordings, London and Kent
Wetton, Anne Lindsey
August 1973
Ivy Morrison, recorded in Plumstead on the 14 August 1973; talks about singing and music making at home; recollections of singing to her husband's piano accompaniment; singing in public; family singin...
Sound Recordings, London and Kent
Wetton, Anne Lindsey
August-September 1973
Helen McEwan and her two sisters, recorded in New Cross on the 30 August 1973; sing a number of popular songs (unaccompanied); talk also about where and when they learned them (family evenings); prefe...
Sound Recording, London
Wetton, Anne Lindsey
1974
Susan Carr [studying French at the University of Leeds], recorded in Abbey Wood on the 30 January 1974; sings and discusses a parody of the song 'Don't Go Down the Mine Dad', 'Don't Jump Off the Roof ...