It Has To Come Out Quite Unconsciously
Interview with James T. Ritchie, Peggy MacGillivray,
and Alan Lomax.
James T. Ritchie: And if you ask, if you ask a child — eh, "Do you know this or that?" they, they don't remember. It has to come out quite unconsciously.* And that, that's how we — we found the girls were, were skipping that "bumps' skipping." Now "bumps" means this — that the rope passes twice and the girl's feet are up in the air. And when we made this film, you know, she actually is in the air. You know, you talk about — eh, what's the name of that great ballet dancer?
[Unidentified voice: Nijinsky.] Nijinsky's walking in the air. Well, we actually — she's in the air. Eh, what is that one, Peggy?
Alan Lomax: Well, you go up to four times if you're good, don't you, Peggy?
Ritchie: Ay, but Peggy can —
Peggy MacGillivray: You can do more than four.
Ritchie: Can you?
MacGillivray: Well, they can't keep up very long, but I've seen them up to about seven or eight.
Ritchie: Eh?
*Perhaps less "unconsciously" than associated so strongly with an activity outside the classroom that it is difficult to recall in the class setting, although it can be recalled spontaneously.
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Various Artists
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Singing in the Streets: Scottish Children's Songs
- London Bridge Time: 0:17
- My Girl's A Corker Time: 1:26
- I've A Sweetheart in America Time: 0:51
- There Are Hundreds Of These Time: 1:08
- The Night Was Dark Time: 0:23
- Harry Lauder and Mussolini Are Dead Time: 0:25
- As I Went Down To Windsor Time: 0:32
- Chinese Government / Interview Time: 1:21
- The Wind, The Wind Time: 1:59
- Poor Mary Sat A-Weeping Time: 0:59
- Here's A Poor Widow Time: 0:17
- Little Sally Walker Time: 0:28
- On The Mountain Time: 0:17
- All The Boys In London Time: 0:34
- The Big Ship Sails Time: 0:23
- In And Out The Windows Time: 1:12
- Up Against The Wall Time: 0:42
- I Paula Tay Paula Taska / Interview Time: 0:41
- Here Comes A Bluebird Time: 0:32
- My Father Bought The Little Coat Time: 0:15
- A Tisket A Tasket Time: 0:30
- In and Out The Dusty Bluebells Time: 0:31
- He's A Navvy Time: 1:24
- Mother, Mother, I Am Ill Time: 0:28
- PK Penny Packet / Mrs Mopp / Chicka Tony Time: 0:25
- One Two Three Alairy Time: 0:22
- Eevy Ivy Over / Interview Time: 0:34
- All The Way To London Town / Interview Time: 1:13
- Queen Elizabeth Lost Her Shoe Time: 0:23
- It Has To Come Out Quite Unconsciously Time: 0:38
- Down In The Valley Time: 0:49
- There's Usually An Argument Which One's Which Time: 1:14
- Jelly On The Plate Time: 0:36
- Cowboy Joe / Ippetty Soopitty Time: 0:13
- My Mother / My Little House Time: 0:51
- Eetle Ottle, Black Bottle Time: 0:17
- Flip Flop Time: 0:36
- One Two Three Four Five Time: 0:20
- My Name Is Sweet Jenny Time: 0:51
- I'm A Little Orphan Girl Time: 0:58
- Broken Hearted, I Wander Time: 0:58
- The Bonny Sailor Boy / Interview Time: 1:21
- When I Was Single Time: 1:10
- An Angel Said To Me Time: 0:15
- All That Shivers / Canaa's Shore / The Burning Deck Time: 0:45
- The World Must Be Coming To An End Time: 1:02
- Robert Burns Time: 0:12
- Put Him In The Bathtub Time: 0:28
- I'm Goin' Awa In The Train Time: 0:19
- Paddy Knight Time: 0:21
- When I Was Young Time: 0:31
- Chairlie / The Cotton Spinners / The 42nd Time: 2:02
- Goose, Ducks, Stones, Fires And Rain Time: 1:08
- Aunty Mary Had A Canary / Woe O'Hara Time: 0:46
- The Donkey / The Croft / The Policeman Time: 0:54
- Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? Time: 0:11
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