Earsdon Sword Dance

Audio file
Date recorded: 1951
Contributor(s): Performer: McKay, Jimmy; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: sword dance
Culture: English, Northumbrian
Instruments: fiddle
Setting: BBC Archives
Location: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T3270
Track Number: 13
Archive ID: T3270R13
Note: Solo fiddle version of a sword dance tune. See tape 3365, track 1 for a recording of this tune accompanied by dancers. Recorded in Earsdon, Northumberland.
Belongs to: BBC Disc Dubs 1951
About the session: These dubs from disc were made by Lomax at the archives of the BBC in London, presumably with the forthcoming Columbia World Library album series in mind. Original collectors, dates, and locations, when known, are listed in specific tracks' notes.
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