Sub-series
'Festival of Fools'
Catalogue reference: MS 4000/6/1/55
What’s it about?
This record is about the 'Festival of Fools' dating from 1966 - 1971.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MS 4000/6/1/55
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Festival of Fools'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966 - 1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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The tapes collected here comprise the sound cues for the performances in the years featured, as well as a recording of the 1970 performance. There is also a tape labelled 'Vietnam and Pop' which has some Festival of Fools material on it, although it is dated 1976, and an undated tape labelled 'FOF' which contains songs sung by Ewan MacColl for Festival of Fools
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See MS 4000/2/125 for related paper records.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Items: 14
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Political cabaret performed in 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1971. Charles Parker provided sound and tape inserts, members of the Critics Group with Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger created the cabaret.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/24adb2df-bdbe-4942-a830-0b6ef935f285/
Series information
MS 4000/6/1
Programmes and projects - BBC and non-BBC
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Within the fonds: MS 4000
Charles Parker Archive
Within the sub-fonds: MS 4000/6
Sound recordings: programmes, projects and research material
Within the series: MS 4000/6/1
Programmes and projects - BBC and non-BBC
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'Festival of Fools'