CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
6915
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Title:
Fred Wah Fonds
Source Collection ID:
MsC 17
Source Collection Description:
The Fred Wah fonds collects materials from Vancouver-based poet Fred Wah, who was appointed as Canadau2019s fifth Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2011 and has published 25 books between 1965 and 2016. Wah was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1939 and grew up in the West Kootenay region. His Chinese and Scots-Irish ethnic background and identity have a significant influence on his literary work. Wah completed an undergraduate degree in Literature and Music at the University of British Columbia, where he became a founding editor of the TISH newsletter in 1961, and has taught at Selkirk College, the David Thompson University Centre, and the University of Calgary. The fonds contains a number of interviews, conversations, lectures, and public readings recorded between the years 1976 and 2006, featuring local and national literary and media figures such as Lorna Crozier, bpNichol, Daphne Marlatt, and Stuart McLean.
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
SFU Library
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:
Sub Series Title:
Fred Wah Fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Fred Wah Reading in Nelson on November 15, 1996 and Stuart McLean reading Fred Wah poem on CBC's Vinyl Cafe
Title Source:
item, j-card, recording
Title Note:
Liner notes: see the photo in material description
Side 1: Fred Wah Nelson reading sponsored by the Kootenay School of Writing.
Side 2: Stuart McLean reads Wah poem "Soft Ice Cream Hits Nelson"
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Wah, Fred
Dates:
1939–
Name:
Krall, Diana
Dates:
1964–
Name:
Waters, Sneezy
Dates:
1945–
Name:
Verch, April
Dates:
1978–
Name:
Newman, Randy
Dates:
1943–
Name:
Black, Frances
Dates:
1960–
Name:
Earth Baby
Name:
McLean, Stuart
Dates:
1948–2017
Notes:
Host of "Vinyl Cafe"
Name:
[Stevenson, Helen?]
Name:
Brothers Creeggan
Notes:
The Brothers Creeggan was a Canadian alternative rock/jazz band composed of Jim Creeggan (upright bass, guitar, bass guitar, vocals), Andy Creeggan (guitar, piano, accordion, percussion, vocals) and Ian McLauchlan (drums). The group has released four albums: The Brothers Creeggan (1993), The Brothers Creeggan II (1997), Trunks (2000) and Sleepyhead (2002).
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Sound Quality:
Excellent
Physical Condition:
Excellent
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:58
Size:
45.1 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Content Type:
Sound Recording
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:52
Size:
45 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Content Type:
Sound Recording
Dates
Date:
1996-11-15
Type:
Production Date
Source:
item, j-card
Notes:
date of Nelson reading
LOCATION
Address:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Latitude:
51.0454
Longitude:
-114.0565
Notes:
Airing of "Vinyl Cafe" show on CBC 1, Calgary. General coordinates of city where tape (not program) was likely recorded.
Address:
Nelson, BC, Canada
Latitude:
49.4928
Longitude:
-117.2958
Notes:
Venue not identified, but likely downtown. Wah mentions recent visit to Kootenay School of Art (KSA), event sponsored by Kootenay School of Writing,
CONTENT
Notes:
SIde 1: Fred Wah reading in Nelson
Side 2: Stuart McLean reading Fred Wah poem on CBC (segment starts at T00:06:08, ends at T00:08:20)
NOTES
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