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Tune-Up at the Ship

Synopsis
A ‘tune-up’ of traditional folk song, music and dance in the Blaxhall Ship, East Suffolk. ‘Chairman’ Clive Woolnough calls upon those present to contribute. Instrumental music from Oscar Woods, Jen Newson and Steve Pallant on melodeons , Fred ‘Pip’ Whiting on fiddle & bones and Reg Reeder on the hammer-dulcimer. Pip sings ‘Who Owns the Game?' a song which questions the right of the gentry to kill game for sport whilst punishing labourers for poaching, and then goes on to discuss poaching techniques. Geoff Ling sings ‘There is a Tavern’ a song which he inherited from his uncle and then talks about the principle of song ownership. Carole Pegg plays traditional fiddle as she sings Suffolk’s ‘national anthem’, ‘Flash Company’. There are also examples of step-dancing, dancing dolls and the broom dance.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.
Year of production
1982
Availability
Sale
Documentation
Supplementary materials are in preparation.
Uses
Students of ethnomusicology, folk music and social anthropology.
Subjects
Anthropology; Dance; Music
Keywords
England; folk dancing; folk music; performances

Credits

Director
Carole Pegg
Producer
Carole Pegg
Contributor
Martin Gienke

Distributor

Name

University of Cambridge, Department of Social Anthropology, Rivers Video Project

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