A While

Audio file

Date recorded: August 24, 1964
Contributor(s): Performer: Timshin, Ya.S.; Recordist: Rudyneva, Anna; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: work song
Culture: East Slavic, Slavic
Instruments: voice
Location: Russia
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T1707
Track Number: 11
Archive ID: T1707R11
Note: Ya. S. Timshin is a 60 year old male from Kirov region, Uzhum district, village of Shorino. This recording was made in 1959 in the Chamber of folk music. This is a work song of the timber-raft workers. The title, "A While," probably refers to hauling movements.
Transcript:
Belongs to: Russia 8/64
About the session: These are dubs made from magnetic tape and celluloid discs in the Chamber of Folk Music of the Moscow Conservatory. They were originally recorded by Anna Rudyneva. "The majority of songs listed here are not performed now as a part of everyday life, i.e. are not spontaneous." –S.A. Tokaryev.
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