British Library Sound Archive - Work Songs 29th May 2021

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THE SLIP

Rory Bowens heads The Slip on Sunday mornings monthly - squeezing an hour of hazy dub off-shoots, pupil-dilating shoegaze and uncanny dream music.

Crispy Cowboy, of East Lonesome Drifters fame, explores the foundations of country and Western music. Expect outstanding vintage records from old-time, hillbilly, folk, Nashville sound, western swing, outlaw, red dirt, Bakersfield and more.

Field Recordings

One hour of labour songs from around the world, carefully selected from the sound archive. Expect to hear the songs of pearl divers from Bahrain, Somalian women singing to the rhythm of corn pounding, Scottish waulking songs and miner’s songs from Venezuela and the U.K., amongst many more.

Thanks to all the recordists for agreeing to have their recordings shared on NTS. The programme is dedicated to all of the performers who appear in the recordings.

Selection and mix by Catherine Smith and Andrea Zarza. Script and voice by Andrea Zarza

Tracklist

CARLOS SMALL. RECORDED BY OSWALDO LARESCARLOS SMALL. RECORDED BY OSWALDO LARES
BLOW THE MANDÓN (CANTO DE MINERO)
GEORGE STONE, GEORGE STONE, JOE WHITE, JOE WHITE, JACK TEWKESBURY, JACK TEWKESBURY, HARRY HOUNSELL. RECORDED BY PETER KENNEDY
KNOCK, BASH, REAM
UNNAMED PERFORMERS. RECORDED BY DAVID RYCROFT
WE MAJOLA! (HEY MAJOLA!)

UNNAMED PERFORMERS. RECORDED BY JOHN THORNLEY
WOMEN’S SAGO SONG
CALI MAATAN MAALIN, CALI MAATAN MAALIN, XASAN DINI MAXAMED, XASAN DINI MAXAMED, CABDI TOGANE. RECORDED BY JOHN LOWCABDI TOGANE. RECORDED BY JOHN LOW
WHISTLING TUNE USED WITH CALVES
AABOW FAQIYA KUULOW And XALIIMO FAQIYA KUULOW. RECORDED BY JOHN LOW
POUNDING SONG
UNNAMED PERFORMERS. RECORDED BY HABIB HASSAN TOUMA
ADSANI (PEARL DIVING SONG)
FAUSTINO GUTIÉRREZ, FAUSTINO GUTIÉRREZ, JUSTINIANO BAUTISTA AND UNNAMED PERFORMERS. RECORDED BY NEIL STEVENSON
JARIJA CHANT DURING PLOUGHING. MINGA OF MAXIMO SOTO 1971
MARIA HUAROTO AND UNNAMED PERFORMERS. RECORDED BY NEIL STEVENSON
WOMEN’S YARAWI SONG DURING PLOUGHING. MINGA OF DONATO PARVINA 1972
HUSBAND OF MANA. RECORDED BY JOHN MOOREHUSBAND OF MANA. RECORDED BY JOHN MOORE
PADONG ENSEMBLE: PLANTING TREES
TSUI AND MAA. RECORDED BY JOHN MOORETSUI AND MAA. RECORDED BY JOHN MOORE
PALAUNG SONG 1: PICKING TEA
JOSEFA BALSE AZEVEDO AND FRIENDS. RECORDED BY ALAN LOMAX
SEVILLANOS DE ACEITUNAS
ANDREINA FORTUNATI, ANDREINA FORTUNATI, CLARE BENEDUSI, CLARE BENEDUSI, EBE DALMASCHIOEBE DALMASCHIO
LA VIEN GIÙ DALLE MONTAGNE (SHE COMES DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAINS)
DAMAI WOMEN OF RANATHOK, DAMAI WOMEN OF RANATHOK, GORKHA. RECORDED BY CAROL TINGEYGORKHA. RECORDED BY CAROL TINGEY
ASARE GIT / MAYAMA NA BHULA / O NIRA / LOK GIT / MARSYANGDI SALALA (PANKO PAT)
UNNAMED PERFORMERS. RECORDED BY A.L. LLOYD
ROWING SONG
UNNAMED PERFORMERS. RECORDED BY A.L. LLOYD
MAÇAR O LINHO
MISS MARY MORRISON AND CHORUS. RECORDED BY THORKILD KNUDSEN
LATHA SIUBHAL BEINNE DHOMH (ONE DAY AS I ROAMED THE HILLS)
KAIRU, KAIRU, MUHINANGWA, MUHINANGWA, WATUKURUA. RECORDED BY EMMANUELLE OLIVIER
OMUTANDU
UNNAMED PERFORMERS. RECORDED BY DIANA RUSTON
FUFU BOYS (POUNDING SONG)
UNNAMED PERFORMERS. RECORDED BY BRIAN STUBBINGS
KUTWA SONG (POUNDING SONG)
KAFUE COMPOSERS CLUB AND KAFUE SECONDARY SCHOOL. RECORDED BY BRIAN STUBBINGS
CHRISTIAN SONG BASED ON A POUNDING TUNE
UNNAMED PERFORMERS. RECORDED BY KLAUS WACHSMANN
GIWACONI WAPUR DABOLO NYONG MERE BERABER, GIWACONI WAPUR MURANGWA NYONG MERE BERABER (SONG FOR PLANTING BEANS AND PLANTAIN)
UNNAMED PERFORMERS. RECORDED BY DIDIER DEMOLIN
EFE GROUP SONG WITH LIKEMBE (HONEY GATHERING SONG)
PAUL TEJEUTSANG AND JEAN-CLAUDE NGNINTEDEM. RECORDED BY CAROLYN LANDAU
OSSÓÓYA