Here is Great Grandad on the BBC in 1943

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2017/10/03 19:37:39 (permalink)

Here is Great Grandad on the BBC in 1943

I have mentioned my Great Grandfather before. This is the sole remaining recording out his his many BBC radio appearances.
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This is the dialect for Brixham, in Devon UK. Most local people will struggle to understand parts of this today.
 
The recording was lost but recently we found the cassette. It was transferred from a BBC disc to a cassette back in the 1980's This is was taken from a copy of that cassette. I have done my best to clean it up with iZotope RX and EQ.
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    Re: Here is Great Grandad on the BBC in 1943 2017/10/03 19:40:39 (permalink)
    That's terrific, what a wonderful piece of history. You should write a piece of music around that.

     
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    Re: Here is Great Grandad on the BBC in 1943 2017/10/03 20:24:25 (permalink)
    jamesg1213
    That's terrific, what a wonderful piece of history. You should write a piece of music around that.


    Well I have some ideas (music and lyrics) for a piece about his father who was killed in a collision at sea in 1881, widowing my Great Great Grandmother for a second time and also taking her eldest son, called "The Sly Boots Incident" after their trawler but its slow taking shape.

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    Re: Here is Great Grandad on the BBC in 1943 2017/10/04 21:08:56 (permalink)
    Sounds a wee bit Irish, ya no.
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    Re: Here is Great Grandad on the BBC in 1943 2017/10/05 10:36:04 (permalink)
    soens
    Sounds a wee bit Irish, ya no.


    Mmm, I had not thought that, but I am familiar with the accent, and even have a touch of it myself.
     
    When I hear the Newfoundland accent there is a connection for sure.

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    Re: Here is Great Grandad on the BBC in 1943 2017/10/06 11:28:17 (permalink)
    Probably common among many an ol' seafarin' European of times past, ey rekkon. Tho it be highly unlikely real pirates spoke that way. Ye can thank ol' Disney far foolin' us on that one, and many other historically romanticized myths we no take fer granted.
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