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Description: | On this recording we hear Jack Elliott on the mouth organ, accompanied by his son, Pete, on guitar. The recording demonstrates that although the repertoire of local artists may have contained much traditional material, they also included other items of the performers fancy. Here are two tunes from the 'popular' music of the early twentieth century.The Elliott family from Birtley, Co. Durham have long been associated with folk music. Best known for the singing of Jack Elliott, who died in 1966, this mining family have a seemingly endless supply of songs. Other singers in the Elliott Family included Jack's son Pete, daughter-in-law Pat, and his older brother Reece. Birtley Folksong and Ballad Club was begun in 1962 by the Elliott family, with a group of friends, and still runs today. A homely place with a family atmosphere, the club was dedicated to getting people over their initial shyness and then entertaining their friends and people of like tastes. From the beginning there was no musical policy except that of freedom and any songs could be sung. In the course of an evening anything from a children's three line ditty to a thirty verse ballad could be heard. This free and easy atmosphere nurtured the talents of Bob Davenport and many others.The tape from which these sound files are drawn is one of a large number of sound recordings held by the North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish, Co. Durham. This important resource is made up of oral history recordings drawn from many different sources. Some recordings have been made by the museum for their own use, whilst others have been copied from other sources or donated by other collectors and individuals. This large collection of mostly spoken word recordings also includes many recordings of singers, musicians and dancers from Durham, Northumberland and Cumbria. The collection includes recordings of Haltwhistle fiddle player George Hepple, Nenthead singer Martha Armstrong, the Elliotts of Birtley, piping competitions, Newcastleton traditional music festival, concertina bands and playground games. ; tune | Rights holder: | rights holder : Beamish Museum | Temporal: | start=1960;end=1970; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:B1702004 | Go to resource |
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