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Roger Biddle Caving Songs Archive
The MCRA hosts an archive copy of Roger Biddle's 'Caving Songs' website, donated to us in 2016. The original website is still being updated and maintained by Roger, and can be found here.
Phil Davis Donation
Donated to the MCRA by Phil Davis, October 2014. Converted to .mp3 and .wav files by Alan Gray 6 July 2018.
Wessex Cave Club Easter Meet – Yorkshire 1960
Cassette. Half of Side A and all of Side B blank.
(Side A, 27 minutes)
Bob Lauder and the Wessex Choir, October 1986
Cassette.
(Side A, 52 seconds)
(Side B, 41 minutes)
Bob Lauder Tape
This was recorded in the kitchen after the 1968 dinner.
Side 1
| From | To | Topic | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000 | 110 | Child talking – not transferred from tape | 3 |
| 111 | 115 | Song – Join the BEC | 1 |
| 115 | 127 | Song – Foggy Foggy Dew (poor quality) | 1 |
| 128 | 144 | Song - On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at | 1 |
| 145 | 166 | Song - Abdul Abulbul Amir | 1 |
| 167 | End | Song – Boulder have a crunch on me (poor quality) | 3 |
(Side 1 at Speed 1, 9 minutes)
(Side 1 at Speed 3, 2 minutes)
Side 2
| From | To | Topic | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000 | 062 | Monolog – Headfirst down Hope | 1 |
| 063 | 074 | Song – Join the BEC | 1 |
| 075 | 090 | Monolog – Ethelbert Catapult | 1 |
| 093 | 106 | Monolog – The sad tale of a motor fan | 1 |
| 108 | 110 | Song – Thanks for the Menories | 1 |
| 111 | 115 | Song | 1 |
| 116 | 137 | Song – Foggy Foggy Dew (poor quality) | 1 |
| 138 | 153 | Song – Down Below (poor quality) | 1 |
| 157 | 188 | Song | 1 |
(Side 2 at Speed 1, 22 minutes)
Note in the tape box: Thanks for the tape. I've enclosed my tape of Bob Lauder plus “Wessex Choir” this lot was recorded in the kitchen after the 1986 Dinner. All much the worse for wear. All the best Jim [Rands]