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Wednesday, 13 June 2007 |
This collection consists of about 7 hours recording of
student functions during 1965 ~ 68.
Mainly the recordings are of folk music, but there is also rag entertainment, poetry,
a carol service, and a short broadcast on Radio London. As permissions to publish
are granted, short clips will be published here.
There is much much more in the Photo & Audio Archive BUT YOU NEED TO REGISTER and log in to see this..
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At the moment, we are indebted to Mervyn Brown, who has allowed us to use a short extract
from his tale of an irritating young lad with a banjo and his practical joker magician
father who were ostracised by their village, but welcomed back when they saved the village
from the giant 'Obby Yo Yo' [200k]
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| Also featured, is the infamous 'three clangs' ~ a sound effect used in the most startling
folk song ever produced at RHC, and should be remembered by all Pioneers!
The 'three clangs' were produced by striking the case of one of the Student Union
steel dustbins - I wonder if any of them still exist?
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This clip is a short extract from the Christmas Carol service of 1966 [193k]
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Following the reunion, Richard Hoyes has permitted us to include the following clip
from his poem, "In reply to your letter". The background to this is that
Dr Roy Miller, warden of Kingswood, sent a letter in 1966 explaining that, due to
building delays, the allocation of student rooms would be relocated from the
lower-lower ground floor to higher floors but with horizontal co-ordinates of
position preserved as far as possible! Puzzled? So were we all!
Richards's poem playfully explains how the College was cheated into purchasing and
then converting an old nunnery into student accommodation, but which turns out to be
admirable for its purpose, despite building delays and those perplexing horizontals.
In the introduction to his poem Richard expresses a concern that he hopes Dr Roy Miller
will never hear it. Oooops - Roy was present when the poem was replayed at the reunion! [172k]
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| After extensive enquiries, we have finally traced Di Rigby. She tells us that her life
since RHC has been "interesting and chaotic". That sounds about right! Di could
never keep a straight face for long, as she always saw the amusing side of life. This
out-take from one of her recording sessions is a gem! [116k] |
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