Young Roger Esquire

Audio file

Date recorded: 1951
Contributor(s): Performer: Tanner, Phil; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: ballad
Culture: Wales
Instruments: voice
Setting: BBC Archives
Location: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T3261
Track Number: 2
Archive ID: T3261R02
Note: BBC RPL #13387, recorded at Eventide Home, Penmaen, Gower, South Wales, 1949. A variant on the unfortunate rake motif. A young man takes to robbery to support his wife but is apprehended while attending a play. Asks to be buried by six highwaymen and six ladies. --EH
Transcript:
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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