Sir Patrick Spens in Madison Carpenter

Subject: Sir Patrick Spens in Madison Carpenter
From: Roberto
Date: 24 Aug 10 - 01:49 PM

Does anybody know how to get the recordings of the ballad Sir Patrick Spens that are in the James Madison Carpenter Collection? Thanks. R

Subject: RE: Sir Patrick Spens in Madison Carpenter
From: RTim
Date: 24 Aug 10 - 02:07 PM

Hi there Roberto,

They are not available yet, unless you talk very, very nicely to Mr. Bob Walser or anyone else you may know on the research team!!

Tim Radford

Subject: RE: Sir Patrick Spens in Madison Carpenter
From: RTim
Date: 24 Aug 10 - 02:13 PM

As an addition, looking at the online info. for the collection and song, the longest cylinder recording I can see for this song is only 1.52 mins.
There are countless notations and a few stanzas (10 verses is the longest?).

So......??

Tim Radford

Subject: RE: Sir Patrick Spens in Madison Carpenter
From: Roberto
Date: 24 Aug 10 - 02:28 PM

Thank you, Tim. R

Subject: RE: Sir Patrick Spens in Madison Carpenter
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 24 Aug 10 - 02:28 PM

Carpenter was in the habit of recording only two verses of each songs he collected for transcription purposes; not sure if this was the case with all of them, but it sounds as if it was with SPS
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Sir Patrick Spens in Madison Carpenter
From: Roberto
Date: 24 Aug 10 - 02:52 PM

Please to meet you outside of the Middle East, Jim. Thanks for the note. R