Neil Lanham: The Arthur 'Cocky' King Collection, East Suffolk

The World Oral Literature Project is pleased to host the collection of Neil Lanham. Details of the full collection can be browsed on DSpace@Cambridge by clicking here.

The two films in this collection were filmed in Ufford, East Suffolk, by Neil Lanham. The films show Arthur 'Cocky' King performing as a country entertainer. He sings 57 traditional songs, accompanied by his 4-stop C melodeon. King intersperses the songs with anecdotes told in a Bromeswell accent and using distinct Suffolk vocabulary.

Neil Lanham recorded the films in September 2007 and May 2009.

Further collections by Neil Lanham of traditional song, story, wisdom, history and cultural identity can be found at his Oral Traditions website.

Collection Details:

Collection: Neil Lanham: The Arthur 'Cocky' King Collection, East Suffolk
Collector: Neil Lanham
Date(s): 2007-2009
Language(s): English (British)

1. Cocky King: Country Entertainer of the Bromeswell Cherry Tree
Arthur 'Cocky' King sings 18 songs, accompanied by his 4-stop C melodeon, and tells anecdotes as a country entertainer. Filmed in 2007.
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2. Cocky King: Star of the Bromeswell Cherry Tree Plays for You as Yesteryear
Arthur 'Cocky' King sings 39 songs, accompanied by his 4-stop C melodeon, and tells anecdotes as a country entertainer. Filmed in 2009.
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