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Doc Rowe

Doc Rowe


Role within the OHS: Vice President
Current Occupation: Freelance broadcaster and photographer

Current Projects:
Working on a series of books for English Heritage
Previous Projects:
  • Since the 1960s he has used ongoing "serial" fieldwork, with a wide variety of media, to record and film aspects of cultural tradition and vernacular arts of Britain and Ireland
  • Worked on the BBC "Radio Ballads" (1957-64) with Charles Parker, Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger
  • Involved with the "Hackney Peoples Autobiographies" an oral testimony based project at Centreprise Bookshop with Raphael Samuels, Anna Davin and Ken Worpole in the early 70s
  • Co-director of The Sound and Video Archive of London History Workshop Centre from 1984 -1991

His own books: include "We'll Call Once More Unto Your House" [1982], "With a Crashe and a Din" [1984], "Living Memories" [1988]. A series of education books: May[1993], Midwinter[1994] and "From Plough Monday to Hocktide" [1995].

Expertise:
Vernacular culture and traditional music.
More information on Doc can be found by clicking here.
Email address: doc@docrowe.org.uk