Shirley Collins, Martin Carthy & the Albion Band : Bonny Labouring Boy

From the 1978 UK National Theatre production of 'Lark Rise'. This is an excerpt of a 1979 BBC TV documentary on Ashley Hutchings and the Albion Band.

The video was already a few generations old when I got the VHS and the colour comes and goes... but it's an all too rare film of the period of folk rock, and indeed of Shirley Collins! The spoken intro is by playwright Keith Dewhurst.

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Music

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• Shirley
• Collins
• Martin
• Carthy
• Albion
• Band
• folk
• England

[UncleBoko]

I think this programme is held in the National Sound Archive in London. All you need to do is arrange a viewing, in order establish the possibility of making a copy!!

[nearlyoutofideas]

@UncleBoko Unfortunately, I'm a long way indeed from London. However, I'm expecting a much better quality version of this program sometime soon.....

[Jarrahnut]

Doesn't he mean to say "from the 1880s until the 1920s"?

[nearlyoutofideas]

I think he says "to the age of 18 / 20" as opposed to the year 1820...

[Jarrahnut]

Beautiful. Hilary and her sisters will love this. Greetings to one and all from Jarrahnut in ... you know where ...

[devonrod]

Thanks so much for sharing this, brings back all the times I saw Shirley in the 70s

[kleinal11]

Fantastic, I've had an audio copy of this prog. since 1979 but was unable to pin it down. Rough recording taken off tv ls. Shirley Collins is mesmerising.

Thanks nearlyoutof ideas !

[rootsandshootsdevon]

Wonderful to see Shirley Collins again. I saw her many times in the 1960s and 70s.

[CCMusicianPerformer]

Thank you for sharing. Added to favourites with Love & Appreciation.

[Lisnageeragh]

Wonderful song ...the same transition happend much later in Ireland.

[Yehudittx]

I bought "Lark Rise to Candleford" the compilation of the 3 books) after hearing a few songs from this on various CDs.

[potrezeb1]

nowt wrong with this ...does anyone have the complete show ???

[gordak]

Finally!! Thankyou!!!!!

[chriscboland]

I recall the stage production very well. I hadn't been all that bothered about theatre before that. After that I was determined to act. Many years later I quit my job and went to drama school and acted for a few years. Several years after that I went back to the Cottesloe to see the revival of the 'Mysteries'. I had a long chat with Linda Thompson after the show. She was absolutely lovely. Bill Bryden and his company has something very special in that little room.