Canada Council 25th Anniversary Maritime Writers Workshop, UNB; July 4, 1982

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
8331
Partner Institution:
University of Calgary
Source Collection Label:
Alden Nowlan fonds
Sub Series:
Alden Nowlan fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Canada Council 25th Anniversary Maritime Writers Workshop, UNB; July 4, 1982
Title Source:
Transcribed from the artifact
Title Note:
Case label: Canada Council 25th Anniversary Maritime Writers Workshop, UNB July 4, 1982. Intro: Laurel Boone, Robert Gibbs 5:15; Alfred Bailey 9:30; Alden Nowlan 14:00; Intro: 3:15; Alden Nowlan 21:00. Label on casette has similar information.
Language:
English
Production Context:
Classroom recording
Persistent URL:
https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/alden-nowlan-fonds
Identifiers:
[4.3.1]

Rights

Rights:
In Copyright (InC)
Notes:
Enters Public Domain at the end of 2032

CREATORS

Name:
Nowlan, Alden
Dates:
1933-1983
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/61671170

CONTRIBUTORS

Name:
Boone, Laurel
Dates:
1942-
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/12151288
Name:
Gibbs, Bob
Name:
Bailey, Alfred

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Side:
A and B
Tape Brand:
Sony
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Good
Other Physical Description:
Slight hiss

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Duration:
T00:42:52
Size:
78.50 MB

Dates

Date:
1967
Type:
Performance Date
Notes:
Dates taken from container and/or accompanying material.

LOCATION

Address:
3 Bailey Dr, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3, Canada
Venue:
University of New Brunswick
Latitude:
[45.945530250000004]
Longitude:
[-66.64018313486694]
URL:
https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/details.html?osmtype=W&osmid=19797954&class=amenity

CONTENT

Contents:
Laurel Boone [00:00:11] Introduces "7th Annual Maritime Writers workshop". Robert Gibbs [00:01:11] Introduces Alfred Bailey. Alfred Bailey [00:05:00] Reads "The Night Country". Alfred Bailey [00:09:15] Reads "Queen’s Park". Alfred Bailey [00:11:24] Reads "Gluskap’s Daughter". Alfred Bailey [00:12:56] Reads "Colour Chart". Bob Gibbs [00:14:25] Concludes Alfred Bailey readings and introduces Alden Nowlan. Alden Nowlan [00:18:49] Reads "My Beard, Once Lionheart Red". Alden Nowlan [00:23:29] Reads "What Happened When He Went to the Store for Bread". Alden Nowlan [00:26:30] Reads "Word from the Losers". Alden Nowlan [00:28:17] Reads "And Now the Good News". Alden Nowlan [00:29:17] Reads "Ghost Stories". Alden Nowlan [00:32:54] Reads "He Visits the Shrine of a Saint". Alden Nowlan [00:35:52] Reads "The Secretive Fisherman". Alden Nowlan [00:38:33] Reads "Only When My Heart Freezes". Alden Nowlan [00:39:56] Reads "Legacy".
Notes:
Notes from cassette case: SIDE A Intro: Laurel Boone, Robert Gibbs - [00:05:15] ; Alfred Bailey - [00:09:30] ; Alden Nowlan - [00:14:00] ; SIDE B Intro: - [00:03:15] ; Alden Nowlan - [00:21:00] - [00:00:11] Introduction by Laurel Boone to reading event, 7th Annual Maritime Writers workshop, also celebrating 25th anniversary of Canada Council. - [00:01:11] Bob Gibbs introduces Alfred Bailey. - [00:05:00] Alfred Bailey reading “The Night Country” - [00:07:34] Introduction to poem, giving context to allusions and historical context. - [00:09:15] “Queen’s Park” - [00:11:24] “Gluskap’s Daughter” - [00:12:56] “Colour Chart” - [00:14:04] applause at end of reading - [00:14:25] Bob Gibbs concluding Bailey’s reading, introducing Alden Nowlan. - [00:18:08] applause for Alden Nowlan walking up to microphone. - [00:18:49] Begins reading poems from I Might Not Tell Everybody This, “My Beard, Once Lionheart Red” - [00:22:19] Introduces poem and then reads, - [00:23:29] “What Happened When He Went to the Store for Bread” - [00:25:55] Introduces poem and then reads, - [00:26:30] “Word from the Losers” - [00:28:06] laughter at poem - [00:28:17] “And Now the Good News”. Laughter throughout. - [00:29:17] “Ghost Stories”. Laughter at - [00:29:40] . - [00:32:06] Introduces poem and then reads, - [00:32:54] “He Visits the Shrine of a Saint” - [00:35:52] “The Secretive Fisherman” - [00:38:33] “Only When My Heart Freezes” - [00:39:56] introduces poem and then reads “Legacy.” Recording ends here.

NOTES

RELATED WORKS

Citation:
Bailey, poems published in various venues including special issue of Canadian Literature (1979) ["The Night Country"]. Can all be found in Miramichi Lightning: The Collected Poems of Alfred Bailey; Nowlan, I Might Not Tell Everybody This (1982)

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