The songs of Joseph Taylor (1907) | Historic recordings of nineteen traditional English folk songs
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- Please go to 28:26 to learn about the singer, Joseph Taylor (1833-1910), and the man who recorded him, Percy Grainger (1882-1961).
Here is a link to the Percy Grainger Collection, which contains hundreds of phonograph recordings of traditional folk singing made in England between 1906 and 1909, including the recordings in this video: sounds.bl.uk/World-and-tradit...
Many of the songs in this video are fragments, but the synopsis of each song will describe the “full” versions as they are usually told. The songs have been loosely ordered by genre and theme, beginning with three influential and unique songs, moving on to ballads, then love songs and humorous songs.
A melodic transcription accompanies most of the recordings. These transcriptions were written by Percy Grainger (sometimes with the assistance of Frank Kidson and Lucy Broadwood) when he met Joseph Taylor on previous occasions without the recording equipment.
Some of the original recordings were extremely poor quality, while others were surprisingly clear. All of the recordings previously had a significant amount of surface noise, which I did my best to remove without affecting the quality of Joseph Taylor’s voice.
Here is a link to the full interview with his daughter Mary (an edited version of which can be heard at the end of this video), which includes her singing of some of her father's songs sounds.bl.uk/World-and-tradit...
For those who are interested, I would recommend reading this article, "Percy Grainger and the Impact of the Phonograph" www.jstor.org/stable/4522107?...
00:00 Brigg Fair
00:33 The White Hare
03:02 Rufford Park Poachers
04:36 Lord Bateman
06:38 Three Times Round Went Our Gallant Ship
07:22 The Ship's Carpenter
08:05 Bold Nevison
09:05 The Murder of Maria Marten
09:51 Bold William Taylor
13:45 Geordie
14:20 Worcester City
17:01 Barbara Allen
17:52 Died for Love
18:49 Sprig of Thyme
20:22 Gypsy's Wedding Day
22:07 Where Are You Going To, My Pretty Maid?
24:13 Landlord and Tenant
24:49 When I Was Young in My Youthful Days
25:27 Creeping Jane
28:26 BIOGRAPHY
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Whilst Joseph Taylor's recordings are not widely known, his songs were arranged by many well-known musicians. Here are a few examples:
Percy Grainger - Rufford Park Poachers
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Frederick Delius - Brigg Fair
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Ralph Vaughan Williams - Sprig of Thyme
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Shirley Collins - The White Hare
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The Longest Johns - Rufford Park Poachers
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It's great to have these recordings made widely available.
Fascinating!
A glimpse into a world which though only just over 100 years ago, seems so distant now.
Where people lived in the same village all their life and often never travelled at all. Where songs, stories and even current affairs were passed from one to another in an oral tradition.
Thank heavens Grainger had the foresight to record this.
This presentation has all the respect that the gatefold album had. Thank you. Who can tire of this singer? Not me.
I'm glad you appreciate what I've done. What a man Joseph Taylor was!
Wow! Thank you very much I find this is extremely interesting
This is brilliant
fine singer
Sounds very similar to the Irish balled tradition. Only a couple of songs in, but the songs are great. (Age is impressive -- weird to think this over a hundred years ago...)