Bob Davenport English Folk Music Collection
Number of items in collection: 549
Short description:
Recordings in this collection can be played by anyone.
Original recordings made by Edward Tise for John Tchalenko's film The Boldon Lad: aspects of traditional music in working class Britain (1980), funded by the Arts Council of Great Britain. The collection also includes an interview with Bob Davenport recorded by John Tchalenko.
Long description:
Recordings in this collection can be played by anyone.
Original recordings made by Edward Tise for John Tchalenko's film The Boldon Lad: aspects of traditional music in working class Britain (1980), funded by the Arts Council of Great Britain. The collection also includes an interview with Bob Davenport recorded by John Tchalenko.
The recordings in this collection fall into two sections. The majority are the original location recordings made in Boldon, Newcastle, by Edward Tise for John Tchalenko’s film The Boldon Lad: aspects of traditional music in working class Britain which was released in 1980. The film features singers and musicians performing in local pubs, village halls, clubs and in their own homes, as well as discussion with them about their music-making. A copy of the film is held in the British Film Institute.
The second part of the collection comprises an interview with Bob Davenport recorded by John Tchalenko. Bob, born in 1932 in Tyneside, has been part of the north London folk music scene for over 50 years and is considered one of England’s traditional music legends.