A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?

Subject: Folklore: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube
From: GUEST,Warren Fahey
Date: 04 Jul 12 - 11:19 PM

Having just watched the 8 part series 'The Ballad of Ewan MacColl' (BBC) on You Tube I am wondering about similar films on Bert Lloyd. I am aware of the Australian documentary (ABC) but there doesn't seem to be anything else available - which I find curious. Having read Dave Arthur's excellent 'Bert' (Pluto Press) I know he did several television appearances but where are they?

I am also about to view the Folk Britannia series on You Tube as I know there's some segments with Ewan - hopefully Bert will pop up there?

Warren Fahey
www.warrenfahey.com
Australian Folklore Unit

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 04:52 AM

I don't know of any films about Bert himself but there is a film, BBC I think, of Berts extended visit with Doc Watson, I have it on VHS video.

Dave H

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: Dave Sutherland
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 07:40 AM

There was an excellent tribute a year or so after he died on Channel 4 entitled "Bert".
There was a feature on him in BBC2's "The Other Music" and he made another programme for BBC in the late sixties, the title of which I forget, but it included performances form Birtley Folk Club.
Whether any are on You Tube I don't know.

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 10:21 AM

From memory, he did a film in the early 70s (or late 60s) on industrial folk music (including Birtley), then films on American music (including Doc Watson), Hungarian/Romanian music in about 1979/80, Scottish Gaelic. Footage from all were used in the film Bert that Dave S. mentions above. Certainly the later films were made by Barrie Gavin.
Derek

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: ChrisJBrady
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 11:21 AM

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Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: Dave Hanson - PM
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 04:52 AM

I don't know of any films about Bert himself but there is a film, BBC I think, of Berts extended visit with Doc Watson, I have it on VHS video.

Dave H

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Now that VHS recording might be the only one in then public domain. It does need uploading to YouTbe or Vimeo etc.

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: Owen Woodson
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 11:27 AM

Bert also made a film about British (English?)calendar customs, the name of which I can't recall. I do recall it showed some excellent footage of the annual TUC May Day march through the centre of Liverpool. In fact it even featured the sandwich board evangelist who used to hang about in Lord Street and who once appeared in an edition of the Liver Birds.

The one on Rumanian music was called Song of Maramures. I can't recall a film specifically on Hungarian music, but he did a marvellous programme on Bartok's folkmusic collecting (which I suppose amounts to the same thing) called the Miraculous Circumstance. Pun on The Miraculous Mandarin perhaps? Dunno, but I wish BBC 4 would show them again.

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: ChrisJBrady
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 11:31 AM

There's footage of A.L.Lloyd on the Alan Lomax Archives at:

http://www.culturalequity.org/

http://www.youtube.com/user/AlanLomaxArchive

Then there's his appearance in the 1950s film 'Moby Dick' giving a creditable performance of singing a real sea chanty / shanty or two.

From:

http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2011/07/a-l-lloyd-bramble-briars-and-beams-of-the-sun/

Probably one of the best depictions of sea chanties / shanties as working songs on a windjammer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hdiFYCUP9oU

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: ChrisJBrady
Date: 05 Jul 12 - 11:47 AM

Quote: Subject: Folklore: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube
From: GUEST,Warren Fahey - PM
Date: 04 Jul 12 - 11:19 PM

Having just watched the 8 part series 'The Ballad of Ewan MacColl' (BBC) on You Tube I am wondering about similar films on Bert Lloyd. I am aware of the Australian documentary (ABC) but there doesn't seem to be anything else available - which I find curious. Having read Dave Arthur's excellent 'Bert' (Pluto Press) I know he did several television appearances but where are they?

SNIP ...

Warren Fahey
www.warrenfahey.com
Australian Folklore Unit

Unquote:

"'The Ballad of Ewan MacColl' (BBC) on You Tube" - clips on YouTube can be downloaded by YouTubeDownloader et al.

"Australian documentary (ABC)" maybe that can be uploaded to YouTube?

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: GUEST,DG
Date: 23 Jan 19 - 10:42 AM

Please, if anyone can upload these it would be greatly appreciated.

Ten Thousand Miles (ABC documentary 1970)

The Other Music (Donnellan 1981)

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: GUEST,Nick Dow
Date: 23 Jan 19 - 11:45 AM

Here is Bert the documentary on You Tube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k3Amr_qE5o

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 23 Jan 19 - 11:47 AM

Just in case someone has missed it. The Bert Lloyd / Doc Watson is up on You Tube: Doc Watson - Three Days with Doc.

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: rich-joy
Date: 23 Jan 19 - 05:17 PM

This week I saw (on the big screen!), the 1956 film called "Smiley" set in an Aussie bush town and concerning the antics of a loveable young character named Smiley, (featuring the childhood star from Queensland, Colin Peterson, who later became the drummer for The Bee Gees pop group.) The theme song was sung by Shirley Abicair, the subject of a recent thread on the 'Cat.

Anyhoo, I was wondering if I might have glimpsed A.L.Lloyd just for a moment, in a scene where local shearers were singing and playing in the bar???    Of course nothing was credited, but that was the case for most of the extras!


There's also a documentary about Bela Bartok on YT, called "The Miraculous Circumstance" in 4 parts and though Bert is not seen, he is the Narrator : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuxyA-me8w


Cheers!
R-J (Down Under)

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: rich-joy
Date: 23 Jan 19 - 05:51 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrn3TON0v_I

This is just a 1m49m fragment of Bert back in Australia at Stevenson's shearing shed (yes, as in "Bluey Brink"!) ...... but I don't know the year, or who the interviewer is, or from what programme it has been taken!

R-J

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: GUEST,DG
Date: 24 Jan 19 - 08:22 AM

That fragment has been on Youtube for 10 years and is from 'Ten Thousand Miles', filmed when he returned to Australia in 1970.
Hopefully someone can upload the whole thing!

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 25 Jan 19 - 03:27 AM

3 bits of film at the bottom of this http://folkstream.com/reviews/lloyd/centenary.html

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 25 Jan 19 - 06:41 AM

Recognised Bert straight away in Moby Dick, pity he was never credited in the end credits.

Dave H

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Apr 22 - 12:46 PM

But Still We Sing

This BBC Bristol documentary, Narrated by Bert Lloyd looks at the Gaelic music of the Outer Hebrides. It won the Silver Harp award. Directed by Barrie Gavin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFTvFyACLRk

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: The Sandman
Date: 20 Apr 22 - 02:58 AM

thankyou, for the above

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: The Sandman
Date: 20 Apr 22 - 03:45 AM

interesting the tune played on the accordion at 38.19   also occurs in the irish musical tradition

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 21 Apr 22 - 07:22 PM

There is lots of him on YouTube which this link will show https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=A.+L.+Lloyd+%E2%80%8E

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Apr 22 - 01:25 PM

Yes, almost all records though.
It's a real shame that the complete 'Ten Thousand Miles' hasn't surfaced, or 'The Other Music'.

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: GUEST,guest Sandman
Date: 26 Apr 22 - 07:21 AM

thankyou geoff

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: Jehane
Date: 05 Oct 23 - 04:15 PM

Ten Thousand Miles: A.L. Lloyd in Australia
Filmed during his return visit for concert/lecture tour in 1970.
Broadcast on ABC-TV 1st September 1971.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBUhoECI518

Finally, the whole programme is available!

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: Jehane
Date: 05 Oct 23 - 04:15 PM

Ten Thousand Miles: A.L. Lloyd in Australia
Filmed during his return visit for concert/lecture tour in 1970.
Broadcast on ABC-TV 1st September 1971.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBUhoECI518

Finally, the whole programme is available!

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Nov 23 - 12:42 PM

BBC Archive has uploaded a short (sadly) clip from 'Rap Her Te Bank - A panorama of the songs of work and city life by A.L. LLOYD'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGL-hnvi2Ls

Omnibus film made with Barrie Gavin in 1971.

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: Rain Dog
Date: 02 Dec 24 - 02:11 PM

From The Guardian

Barrie Gavin - Prolific director whose TV films on music and the arts constitute an astonishing record of British cultural history over more than six decades

"Folk music was an abiding passion. Gavin made some of his greatest films with the folklorist AL Lloyd, on the music of eastern Europe; on the different traditions of the British Isles including the songs and religious music of the Outer Hebrides; and the folk singers and performers of North America including “Doc” Watson, whose work Gavin especially loved. Typically, he turned his affection for Lloyd into a touching film-portrait, Bert (1985)."

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: The Sandman
Date: 02 Dec 24 - 03:48 PM

thanks

Subject: RE: A. L. Lloyd on You Tube ?
From: The Sandman
Date: 09 Dec 24 - 02:52 AM

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