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Concert : Margaret Christl and David Jones

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Title

Concert : Margaret Christl and David Jones

Subject

Sea songs
Travellers
Ballads

Description

Item consists of audio recording of David Jones performing "The Rounding of the Horn" (trad.) (a cappella), Margaret Christl performing "The Travelling People" (Ewan MacColl), David Jones performing "Sally Free and Easy" (Cyril Tawney), Margaret Christl performing the Canadian folk song "The Banks of Ero" (Collected by Edith Fowke), David Jones singing The Royal Canal aka The Auld Triangle (Dominic Behan) and Margaret Christl performing "Evelyn Home", David Jones performing "The Ballad of Knocking Nellie" which is cut off suddenly. The recording picks up one bar into Margaret Christl's performance of the ballad "The Brown Girl" (trad.), David Jones performing "They're Moving Father's Grave to Build a Sewer" (trad.), Margaret Christl singing "Maids When You're Young, Never Wed An Old Man" (trad.) David Jones performing "Easy and Slow" (Belfast street ballad), Margaret Christl performing "The Streets of London" (Ralph McTell) and David Jones singing "Right Said Fred (Cup of Tea)" (Myles Rudge (lyrics) and Ted Dicks (music)).

Online content includes two excerpts from the workshop:
ASCA00016d : The Banks of Ero by Margaret Christl
ASCA00016g : The Brown Girl by Margaret Christl

Abstract

The Rounding of the Horn / David Jones. -- The Travelling People / Ewan MacColl (Margaret Christl). -- Sally Free and Easy / Cyril Tawney (David Jones). -- The Banks of Ero (Margaret Christl). -- The Royal Canal/The Auld Triangle / Dominic Behan (David Jones). -- Evelyn Home / traditional (Margaret Christl). -- The Ballad of Knocking Nellie / trad. (David Jones). -- The Brown Girl / traditional (Margaret Christl). -- They're Moving Father's Grave To Build A Sewer / traditional (David Jones). -- Maids When You're Young, Never Wed An Old Man / traditional (Margaret Christl). -- Easy And Slow / traditional (David Jones). -- The Streets of London / Ralph McTell (Margaret Christl). -- Right Said Fred (Cup of Tea) / Myles Rudge, Ted Dicks (David Jones).

Creator

David Jones
Margaret Christl

Date

22 June 1975

Rights

Margaret Christl : contacted and permission granted.
David Jones : Seeking contact information.

Access Rights

For further copyright information contact : ascproj@yorku.ca

License

Any recordings made available are for non-commercial, research-purposes only.

Is Part Of

Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds, F0511.

Format

1 audio reel (ca. 43 min.) : 3 3/4 IPS, mono.
1 audio recording (WAV) : 38.8 MB : 42 min., 28 sec. (full concert)

Extent

00:42:28

Language

English

Type

Sound recording

Identifier

ASCA00016

Coverage

Toronto Islands, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
43° 37' 16" N - 79° 22' 43" W

Rights Holder

Margaret Christl
David Jones

Sound Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 audio reel (ca. 43 min.) : 2 track mono.

Duration

00:05:39

Bit Rate/Frequency

48kHz , 192kbps (preservation copy)

Files

Citation

David Jones and Margaret Christl, “Concert : Margaret Christl and David Jones,” York University Libraries | Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections online exhibits, accessed December 2, 2023, https://archives.library.yorku.ca/items/show/2070.