Tom Gone Away (I)

Audio file

Date recorded: April 30, 1962
Contributor(s): Performer: Zoe, Patrick; Performer: Wing; Performer: Thomas, Mathew; Performer: Olfonso, Hendrickson; Performer: Noel, Joseph; Performer: Morris, Alva; Performer: Lemessy, Christopher; Performer: George, Lennox; Performer: Christopher, Alva; Performer: Anthony, Sylvester; Performer: Alsopp, Otto; Recordist: Lomax, Alan

Subject(s):

Genre: chantey, work song

Culture: Caribbean, Trinidad

Instruments: cutter drum, dancing, fuller drum, roller drum, voice

Location: Plaisance, Mayaro Bay, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago

Physical form: Reel to Reel

Tape number: T1066

Track Number: 5

Archive ID: T1066R05

Note: A cappella, alternating chorus-leader singing style and the use of parallel harmonization.

Transcript:
Belongs to: Plaisance 4/62

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