Matthew Crampton (narrator)with Jeff Warner, in Human Cargo - stories & songs of emigration, slavery & transportation - Kings Place London UK 2018-06-15, aud "bokofessional" masters

"Bokofessional" mics/Tascam DR-05+Sony RH1 Hi-MD+Sony DAT D7/adobe Audition CC>Tracks>phase correction>level increase>fades>Flac

"You can expect a rich evening of story and song, woven together like a radio show, but with the magic of theatre and the warmth of a folk session. There�ll even be jokes � and some music hall. And, through all this, a fresh, firm take on the matter of migration.

If you�ve not yet experienced Jeff�s music, you�re in for a treat. He has an ease and humanity which makes you want to listen all day. But the music is rooted in stark, dark themes that suit our subject. Jeff will play songs collected by his parents in the Appalachians, along with shanties and other traditional gems."

Songs performed:

LONG TIME TRAVELLING An American gospel song well-known in both white and black churches, it first appears in print in 1844. This version comes from North Carolina mountain singer Frank Proffitt.

HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE Written in 1854 by America's greatest song writer of the 19th century, Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864). He composed more than 200 songs including Beautiful Dreamer, Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) and Oh Susanna.

SHALLOW BROWN is a 'shanty' or work song, used to help 19th century sailors with their heaving and hauling tasks. Most shanties are of African-American origin, this one from the Caribbean.

POOR WAYFARING PILGRIM was widely sung in the American south, dating back to the 18th century. The field recording is of Linzy Hicks and family, Beech Mountain, North Carolina, 1966, recorded by Anne and Frank Warner.

LOWLANDS A shanty, possibly drawn from an Anglo-Scots ballad. This version concerns a lover drowned in a seafaring region - the Lowlands -which maybe off Holland, Virginia, Australia or the Caribbean.

SING FARE YOU WELL Another shanty, this one sung to song-collector Cecil Sharp in 1915 by John 'Shanty-Jack' Short (1839-1933) of Watchet, Somerset. John was a shanty-man aboard 19th century American sailing ships.

SWEET BY AND BY A popular American gospel song, written in 1868 by S. Filmore Bennett and Joseph P. Webster. The field recording is of Frank Proffitt, Watauga County, North Carolina, 1940 by Anne and Frank Warner.

AWAY IDAHO Attributed to Frank French in 1864, about one of many gold rushes in the American west - and about human hope and determination to find a better life.

AN INVITATION TO NORTH AMERICA The words come from an 18th century broadside found at the Library of Congress. The tune Lillibulero dates back to at least the English Civil War.

BETTER HOME Gospel song, probably early twentieth century.

BONNIE JAMES CAMPBELL An ancient Scots ballad said to be about the 1594 Battle of Glenlivet. The field recording is of Frank Proffitt, Watauga County, NC, recorded by Anne and Frank Warner in 1960.

BY THE HUSH Also known as Paddy's Lamentation, it was collected by Edith Fowke in 1957 from logger O. J. Abbott in Ontario, Canada. Irish-Americans contributed much to the Union victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.

SWEET SUNNY SOUTH A mid-19th century song, probably out of American minstrelsy, that speaks to the memory of home and longing to return.

LONESOME VALLEY An early 20th century gospel song coming from both the Anglo and African-American communities. It was recorded by the famed Carter Family in 1930�and many times since.

THE PEOPLE IN STORIES:

PETER WILLIAMSON from Aberdeen
OLAUDAH EQUIANO from Essaka
SOPHIE CLIFTON & OLIVE KING from Brighton
ISLANDERS from South Uist and Benbecula
HASHEM ALSOUKI from Haran al-Awamid

Knowing that this show may not be performed again, and on the basis of what can go wrong will go wrong - I took Hi-MD and DAT in my camera bag each wired to a pair of "bokofessionals" plus a Tascam DR-05 in a bumbag wired to a third pair of Bokofessionals fixed through my shirt collar buttonholes. All seemed to be going OK during the first half, we sat in the front row, sound from PA was not very loud. During the interval I changed minidisc, and again started all recorders 5 minutes before start of the second half. I checked the DR-05 shortly afterwards - it was showing an error message, "File Error press play" - panic stations !!! The performers returned so I restarted the machine. Looking down at the Hi-MD, I saw that it was not recording so I restarted that but got "disc full" message. I could see that the DAT was recording OK so I left those recorders alone.

I checked all recordings when we arrived home - this is what I had:

Hi-MD - first half only

DR-05 - second half except first couple of minutes

DAT - complete show

This upload therefore consists of:

Part 1 - Hi-MD recording

Part 2 - DAT recording for first couple of minutes then DR-05 recording from applause after music hall type songs

The DAT recording was transferred from the D7 S/PDIF output using a diy cable (saved me �100+!!!) via Philips CDR880 for conversion to TOSLINK for Hi-MD digital input, then USB transfer via SonicStage 4.3 to Adobe Audition on my PC via USB. Is there a S/PDIF to USB converter out there? Does anyone have a schematic (circuit diagram)?

Each part was continuous so very few natural breaks, but Dime rules demand tracks so you have tracks!