Oral History collection: George Tucker (born 1894, Horton, Gower, agricultural labourer and quarryman) interviewed by W. B. (Bill) Curran about Music, including a rendition of what he calls the Gower Reel or Swansea Hornpipe

Archive Unit
  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 216 T 24/9
  • Dates of Creation
      early 1980s
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      on reel-to-reel tape; also digital copy in MP3 format

Scope and Content

[00:01:55] Gower / Music: Phil Tanner, Will Tanner, George Tanner, local Eisteddfod, folk music in Gower. [00:04:00] Gower / Music: Chapel people being good singers, the Beynon's, the James's were very good singers, choirs in every small chapel, choir led by Mr Rollins, Will Harry, Violet Howells at Reynoldston. [00:00:03] Gower / Music: Gower music, music played at Bidding weddings, Swansea horn pipe, example of a folk song sung by interviewee