OLAC Record oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-042

Metadata
Title:		Interview with Ray Sheriden, Parramatta
Access Rights:		Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:		Michael Webb (collector), Steven Gagau (data_inputter), Michael Webb (interviewer), Ray Sheriden (speaker), 1993. Interview with Ray Sheriden, Parramatta. X-WAV/MPEG. MW6-042 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/S2N2-C743
Contributor (compiler):		Michael Webb
Contributor (data_inputter):		Steven Gagau
Contributor (interviewer):		Michael Webb
Contributor (speaker):		Ray Sheriden
Coverage (Box):		northlimit=-1.44476; southlimit=-11.7731; westlimit=141.007; eastlimit=156.071
Coverage (ISO3166):		AU
Date (W3CDTF):		1993-05-31
Date Created (W3CDTF):		1993-05-31
Description:		Tape#2: General Musical Life of Rabaul Side A & B Ray Sheriden came to Rabaul upon invitation of Administrator, Colonel Murray as a Music Officer in the 1940s' and 1950s' to work with the indigenous choirs and choral festivals. Ray worked closely with Fr Reichel, a catholic priest who was well known within the Church and across the communities and villages where he taught music including chorals, instruments and relating with traditional music. Ray was well known with the indigenous or Tolai people and had impact with choirs and engagement to choral festivals such as Queens Birthday and other church organised competitions such as George Brown Day, John Wesley Day with the Methodist/United Church as well as Catholic and SDA choirs. Ray was also involved with Frank Boisen, Peter Livingston, Percy Cochrane amongst others in fostering music of Rabaul. Ray had an high opinion of the indigenous music in that choirs and hymnity although introduced by missionaries and colonizers, it had already been part of the Tolai traditional music culture so it was an enhancement part harmonies and melodies in songs. He witnessed the introduction of guitars and stringbands such as Kambiu Club with the mixed race community of Rabaul town. Ray then worked other parts of PNG (then New Guinea) in New Ireland when based in Rabaul then transferred to Port Moresby where he worked in the various regions in Papua, Highlands and Coastal Mainland. He made patrols to remote rural areas along the coastlines from Central, Milne Bay, Oro (Northern), Western Highlands to the Markham valley in Morobe as some places he explored with the communities and indigenous people. When Ray returned to Australia in early 1960s' be got involved in the preservation and retention of New Guinea indigenous music with archives of ABC and National Sound Archives in Canberra. He was also involved with music publications with scholars and academics across Australia and worldwide in collaboration with others in the industry. (Steven Gagau, June 2019). Language as given:
Format:		Digitised: yes Audio Notes: Operator: Nicholas Fowler-Gilmore Tape Machine: Tascam 122. A/D Converter: RME ADI-2 Pro fs Sound Card: RME HDSPe AIO File: 24bit96kHz, Stereo Length: Side A: 0:31:48 Side B: 0:31:38 Speed: 1 7/8 ips Listening Quality: Good.
Identifier:		MW6-042
Identifier (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/042
Language:		English
Language (ISO639):		eng
Rights:		Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:		English language
Subject (ISO639):		eng
Subject (OLAC):		language_documentation
		historical_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/042/MW6-042-A.wav
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/042/MW6-042-B.mp3
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/042/MW6-042-B.wav
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/MW6/042/MW6-042-A.mp3
Type (DCMI):		Sound
OLAC Info
Archive:		Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Description:		http://www.language-archives.org/archive/paradisec.org.au
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for OLAC format
GetRecord:		Pre-generated XML file
OAI Info
OaiIdentifier:		oai:paradisec.org.au:MW6-042
DateStamp:		2022-12-09
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for simple DC format
Search Info
Citation:		Michael Webb (compiler); Steven Gagau (data_inputter); Michael Webb (interviewer); Ray Sheriden (speaker). 1993. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms:		area_Europe country_GB dcmi_Sound iso639_eng olac_historical_linguistics olac_language_documentation
Inferred Metadata
Country:		United Kingdom
Area:		Europe