Hull Folk Archive

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 14 Oct 13 - 01:49 PM

Confusion all round! I did mean the EFDSS Journals. It was you who mentioned the Child stuff.

I think we're now sorted on the Folk News front thanks. Bill's letting me have the 2 missing copies and I've started on an index.

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 14 Oct 13 - 04:28 AM

I'd pay money to see Malcolm in his St George's outfit ... if the museum won't take the costume, you could at least use it (and the wearer) as a fund-raiser..... :-)
Derek

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey
Date: 13 Oct 13 - 07:30 PM

You threw me there Steve!

When you said Journals, I thought you meant EFDSS journals. I know the Child stuff was there because I borrowed some of it myself on occasion.

I did have a full set of Folk News having kindly been given the one I was missing by Bill Sowerby. I should have a list of what they were so should be able to let you know when they finished.

I gave them to Doc Rowe a number of years ago at the same time as I was offloading my collection of Rugby League programmes, which I got a good price for. Doc might be willing to let you have any you are missing, especially the later ones which are not so informative as there was a lot less going on locally.

You'll be pleased to know I can actually see part of the floor in the loft and some of the walls in the office.

Will try and send you some stuff shortly.

cheers

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 13 Oct 13 - 03:28 PM

Dave,
You've got plenty of memories. Get that typing finger going. dates, places, people etc. Have you got a photo of you singing at the club?
List of your regular repertoire at the time, January Man........

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: GUEST,Dave Eyre
Date: 13 Oct 13 - 02:43 PM

Power to your elbow Steve and Malcolm.

Not got anything I am aware of. But the Dover Child is no longer rare (since the Loomis House edition) - though that would be what the club purchased at the time.

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 13 Oct 13 - 01:56 PM

Ta, Ray

Malcolm,
I'm not sure what we will be able to do with larger artefacts like costumes. I don't think the History Centre will be able to take these but I'll enquire. Ideally Hull Museums should take these but they say they are bursting at the seams. Perhaps the Club Museum on Humber Street will be the ideal spot for these. I still have part of Mick Robbie's old morris leather jerkin. Can't find the Green Ginger Band sign though.

Regarding Folk News. I have just checked and I have a complete run from number 1 to 152 (lacking 153-4) then 156 and I'm not sure how long it lasted after that. Toying with the idea of indexing it. Should easily get copies of the later ones we need.

I've had my set of the Dover Child now for many years and if they'd come from the library they'd have the FU1 stamp on them. My set originally belonged to Michael Dawney, he of Iron Muse fame. The only stuff we would include in the archive is anything with actual Hull connection anyway.

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: r.padgett
Date: 13 Oct 13 - 06:42 AM

Looking good keep up the good work, never know what might surface eventually

Ray

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey
Date: 12 Oct 13 - 06:57 PM

Hi again Steve

There was a full set of the Child Ballads in the FU1 library as well as quite a bit of other stuff.

I may have a list somewhere - will keep looking!

Of course the Journals never actually got as far as the cupboard although they were acquired by/for the club.

I have my Mummers Play St George outfit and a couple of wooden swords courtesy of Eric Mann.

May have a shield somewhere still with the words stuck to the back of it! Or maybe not.

cheers

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 12 Oct 13 - 03:11 PM

I ought to add that contact details of likely contributors would be very useful at this stage. When I'm a bit better organised I'll post a list of 'What happened to......?'s. I would think we'll be trying to contact most of them through a medium.

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 12 Oct 13 - 03:07 PM

Hi Malcolm,
There's no rush with this so take your time. It would be useful if you have anything that needs fully identifying brought to the spring meeting (TBA)

Regarding the library, Rita gave me the almost complete set of the Journals and the 2 vol Irish Street Ballads which have proved very useful over the years. The rest I'm not sure of. I'll ask Tony and Jenny as they were there when the club folded. There were LPs I seem to remember and these should go into the archive. I have items off the walls at the Bluebell such as early Waterson photos and LP covers. We also have the FU1 lifebelt and the sword-dance shield which were on display at the Hull Folk Festival along with Tony's morris outfit and other memorabilia.

BP, I'm meeting Paul Leaver at the History Centre soon and I'll raise your point with him.

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey
Date: 12 Oct 13 - 07:00 AM

Hi Steve.

Good news as you say.

I have just been looking at a small part of the stuff I have whilst trying to put loads of stuff in accessible order.

It could be a longish process but stick with me.

Incidentally how much stuff survived from the Folk Union One library / cupboard - or did it all disappear when the club left the Bluebell?

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: GUEST,buspassed
Date: 12 Oct 13 - 06:51 AM

A couple of years ago, on a visit to the Hull history centre to donate some items relating to my old secondary school Riley, I enquired if they had any archive material relating to the music scene in Hull in the 60's especially folk music. The response then was fairly negative and when I offered a couple of items, a recording of the 'Bright Phoebus' R4 docco and 'Land of Green Ginger' Alan Plater's BBC film which featured the Watersons soundtrack and footage of them singing {with Bernie Vickers]. The person I was speaking said the BBC were a bit iffy about their copyright stuff so it couldn't be accepted.
Steve, sounds as though you've made a breakthrough with them so if you want what they didn't let me know. There also used to be a lot of reminicences on the old Waterson:Carthy site before it became the sadly neglected offering it is today.

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 11 Oct 13 - 02:43 PM

Ray,
Once the collection is digitised fully we will look to an online presence, but that is at least a year away. We already have a mountain of material. Gathering and identifying stuff is first priority.

We're looking at reunion meeting in the spring in Hull for all Hull area folkies past and present to help with identification of artefacts.

Subject: RE: Hull Folk Archive
From: r.padgett
Date: 11 Oct 13 - 02:51 AM

Looks like being a good collection Steve, will this be online as well or will ppl need to gain physical access (be there)!

Will you have an online "contents" of collection for ppl to see online?

Ray

Subject: Hull Folk Archive
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 10 Oct 13 - 03:32 PM

Good news in these troubled times: The Hull History Centre has agreed to be the host of this archive. We already have the records of Folk Union One, Green Ginger Morris, a collection of posters and photos, almost a full set of Folk News and the promise of 3 collections of recordings made over the years at Folk Union One (Bluebell) one of them already digitised. I hope to include information from all past Hull folk organisations/events including clubs, dance, sessions etc., and as Hull heavily influenced activities in Beverley, Cottingham and Goole we will eventually include these.

We will be holding a reunion meeting some time in the spring in Hull to reminisce, identify recordings and photos. I will be pleased to receive any relevant material over the next 6 months, but please if you send anything can you mark it clearly with who, where, when, if known? Scanned documents will be acceptable. My contact details are on the home page at www.yorkshirefolksong.net.

Also needed are typed memories of folk activities in Hull. Dates are quite important as at the moment we hope to sort the material chronologically. Memories of non performers are just as valid as those from active participants.