Warren Tallman's memento recorded in November 1988 for Steve McCaffery compiled from Adeena Karasick, Colin Browne, Warren Tallman, bpNichol, and Steve McCaffery reading poetry

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
9643
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Title:
Roy Miki Fonds
Source Collection ID:
MsC 161
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
SFU Library
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:
Sub Series Title:
Roy Miki Fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Warren Tallman's memento recorded in November 1988 for Steve McCaffery compiled from Adeena Karasick, Colin Browne, Warren Tallman, bpNichol, and Steve McCaffery reading poetry
Title Source:
Cassette and J-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Tallman, Warren
Dates:
1921-1994

Name:
Browne, Colin
Dates:
1946-
Notes:
Colin Browne reading Fred Wah "Music at the Heart of Thinking" at Langara College Theater on June 1

Name:
Karasick, Adeena
Dates:
1965-
Notes:
On the first side, Adeena Karasick reading "Manipulating Stairs" in Cranbrook She also is reconstructing Bill Bissett Phonetic A B C with various words they spell from London, Ontario

Name:
McCaffery, Steve
Dates:
1947-
Notes:
Reading at Bella Vista on November 22, 1988

Name:
Nichol, bp (Barrie Phillip)
Dates:
1944-1988
Notes:
bpNichol also reads some of his poems on June 1st at Langara College Theater

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Sound Quality:
Poor
Physical Condition:
Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:16
Size:
85.2 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:
T00:46:24
Size:
64.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Content Type:
Sound Recording

Dates

Date:
1988-11
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
This tape is recorded in November 1988 by Warren Tallman

Date:
1988-11-09
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
Adeena reading "Manipulating Stairs" in Cranbrook

Date:
1988-06-01
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
Colin Browne reading Fred Wah "Music at the Heart of Thinking" at Langara College Theater on June 1 bpNichol also reads some of his poems on this date

Date:
1988-10-15
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
Warren Tallman reading a piece named "Claw" that he'd written for bpNichol at Bowering's

LOCATION

Address:
Cranbrook, Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia, V1C 2N0, Canada
Latitude:
49.5118
Longitude:
-115.7671
Notes:
Adeena Karasick reading "Manipulating Stairs" on November 9th in Cranbrook

Address:
[2499- Western E 7th?]
Venue:
Bowering's house
Notes:
Warren Tallman reading "Claw" on October 15th, 1988. Warren Tallman mentions Bowering's house location at 14:20 on the first side

Address:
3504 Bella Vista in East Vancouver V5N 3W9
Venue:
Warren Tallman’s House
Latitude:
49.25312
Longitude:
-123.07054
Notes:
In the '70s(?) he moved to 3504 Bella Vista in East Vancouver V5N 3W9 and lived there till his death. We assume Steve McCaffery is reading at Warren Tallman’s house

Address:
College Langara College, 100, West 49th Avenue, Oakridge, Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, V5Y 2Z6, Canada
Venue:
Langara College Theater
Latitude:
49.22484
Longitude:
-123.10867
Notes:
Colin Browne reading Fred Wah's "Music at the Heart of Thinking" at the Langara College Theatre on June 1; bpNichol also reads some of his poems

CONTENT


NOTES

Note:
The quality of this tape is quite poor, making it difficult to hear Warren Tallman's voice. However, a duplicate of this recording exists in the Warren Tallman Collection as tape 58 (SWALLOW ID 7064). The information in this entry has been transcribed based on the clearer audio from tape 58 in that collection

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