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Sound recording, story and song; a ballad from
Scotland, sung by Duncan Williamson in The First International
Storytelling Festival at Battersea Arts Centre, London, 1st
February 1985
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Introduction, followed by a ballad sung by
Duncan Williamson, about about a young women whose lover goes to
sea and is drowned, leaving her alone at home, praying for his
return for seven years.
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audience:-
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adult
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recording quality
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condition:-
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fair
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completeness:-
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complete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 5 minutes, 20 seconds
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The First International Storytelling Festival took place at
Battersea Arts Centre, (Venue Director Jude Kelly) London, in
1985, and was the first international festival of storytelling
held in the UK. It ran for 7 days, from Monday Jan 28th to Sunday
Feb 3rd. The festival was initiated and directed by Ben Haggarty
who had been involved in running the West London Storytelling
unit and Storytelling Unit Clubnights since 1982/1983. It was
funded by a guarantee against loss from the GLC. The festival
programmed included performances for adult audiences, talks and
lectures, school sessions, a festival 'clubnight' and a teacher's
conference on Storytelling in Education.
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storytelling; singing:-
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storyteller; ballad singer; singer: Duncan Williamson
male / Scottish / traveller
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origin:-
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Scotland
traveller
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images of Duncan Williamson performing during the festival
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Festival poster
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biography for Duncan Williamson printed in the festival flyer
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festival flyer front cover
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festival flyer showing introduction
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festival flyer showing festival timetable
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festival flyer full page spread showing artists biographies
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festival flyer back cover showing booking and access details for
the festival advertisments and acknowledgments
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additional festival flyer in orginal format ready for photcopying
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Click to enlarge images
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programming:-
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Festival Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
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storytelling; singing:-
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Lavender Hill, London, England: Battersea Arts Centre
01 Feb 1985
festival: The First International Storytelling Festival
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gift from:-
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storyteller: Marian Oughton
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007