Recording of a performance by Charles Parker followed by criticism from members of...

Charles Parker gives a performance of folk songs. He also talks about Birmingham, about travellers there, boxers etc in some of the song introductions. Track 14: members of the Critics Group give criticism. Continues on MS 4000/5/4/2/202 and 203.

Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 2.06 Description of track: Charles Parker Introduction

Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 3.08 Description of track: 'Blow away the morning dew'

Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 3.41 Description of track: 'The Galway shawl' (collected from an Irish traveller at Camp Hill, Birmingham)

Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.40 Description of track: 'The rocks on the shore' (from the radio ballad 'The Travelling People')

Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 0.36 Description of track: Children's song

Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 3.53 Description of track: 'Get in the ring and come out fighting' (from the radio ballad 'The Fight Game')

Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 2.53 Description of track: Songs of struggle

Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 1.03 Description of track: 'Western wind'

Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 6.52 Description of track: 'A shearer's dream'

Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 5.17 Description of track: Birmingham broadsides - 'Betsy the serving maid'

Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 5.19 Description of track: 'The Grey Cock'

Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 3.36 Description of track: 'If I live to grow old'

Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 5.30 Description of track: 'Seeds of love'/ 'Come all you garners gay'

Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 18.15 Description of track: Ewan MacColl and the Critics Group Criticism

Total

64.49

<p>Notes by Charles Parker on the Critics Group meetings can be found in MS 4000/1/8/9/3.</p>

Original tape reel (the tape was originally accessioned as T67 and the dubbing reference number was 1132)

NSA copy of CD-R serial number 312122266472

Archive master CD-R serial number 312122266450