Interview with Ewan MacColl about his father's ballad repetoire and Sir Patrick Spens

Audio file
Date recorded: February 12, 1951
Contributor(s): Performer: MacColl, Ewan; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: interview/commentary
Culture: Lowland Scotland, Scottish
Instruments: voice
Location: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T3264
Track Number: 6
Archive ID: T3264R06
Note: MacColl tells Lomax about his father, an iron molder from Sterling, who knew hundreds of ballads, and from whom Ewan learned his repetoire.
Belongs to: Ewan MacColl 2/51
About the session: Ballads, work songs, and diddling songs performed by Ewan MacColl in London.
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