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"Coffee and Culture" at The Rooms, Part Two. November 3, 2011, St. John's
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| Descriptive Title | "Coffee and Culture" at The Rooms, Part Two. November 3, 2011, St. John's |
| Category | Festive events and games
Social beliefs, practices and customs
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| Topic | Festivals
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| Keywords | Bonfires
Fires
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| Description | Alanna Wicks interviews George Day, Dennis Flynn, and Thaddeus Symmonds about their Bonfire Night memories as part of a public program hosted by Memorial University's Public Folklore 6740 graduate class and The Rooms. |
| Date | 2011-11-03 |
| Collector | Gould, Jillian
Braye, Crystal
Hillyard Amanda-Marie
Penney, Nicole
Stewart, Sandi
Wicks, Alanna
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| Informant | Day, George
Flynn, Dennis
Simmons, Thaddeus
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| Location Depicted/Discussed | Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Recording Location | Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador—St. John's |
| Format | Audio/mp3 |
| Extent | 45:56 minutes; 42.0 MB |
| Type | Sound |
| Resource Type | Audio |
| Language | Eng |
| Collection | Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Social Practices, Rituals and Festive Events |
| Log | "Coffee and Culture" at The Rooms, Part Two. November 3, 2001, St. John's. Alanna introduces guests; Dennis speaks about variance in bonfire traditions amongst religions in NL (Catholic on Discovery Day on June 24th - Protestant bonfire on November 5th); George tells story about collecting kindling for the fire; George has no memory of tire rolling; Thaddeus recalls a "Flynn's Beach" as a local spot; talks about collecting wood for the fire; Dennis recalls his childhood making bonfires on his grandparents property on November 5th; Dennis speaks about the "Running Brook Men" and their rivals competing to build the biggest fire; George remembers that if people "left things out" it was "fair game"; tells story about taking an apple barrel full of cans; never would take anything that would be valuable for livelihood; Thaddeus remembers adults being watchful over the kids so they would not take items to burn; Dennis tells story about whale oil barrels; George talks about canvas; Dennis talks about "old man's beard"; Thaddeus talks about "blasty bows"; George mentions being a small child and having a small fire in the garden; making potatoes at the fire; Dennis talks about "Clean Fire" and "Dirty Fire"; food at bonfire night; Thaddeus talks about "Dirty Fire"; food at bonfires; George talks about potatoes at bonfires; audience members says she did that in Scotland; Dennis mentions corn in the husk at bonfires in Quebec; George not allowed to attend "old guys bonfire"; story about taking an outhouse; taking old boats; talking about Methodists at bonfire night; Dennis talks about recent bonfire nights and how the numbers are different than when he was growing up; Thaddeus talking about where he grew up; Catholic community but still did bonfires on Nov. 5; George relates that they did not know who Guy Fawkes was when they celebrated bonfire night; Thaddeus talks about how people in Conche are moving away so the tradition is dwindling; Dennis talking about recitations at bonfire night; performs the recitation; learning about Guy Fawkes but not really implementing the spirit; neutralizing the tradition; George started as a child; Thaddeus started as a small child in his yard; different stages of being allowed to participate in the night; Dennis started as a child, 5 -6; stopped around ages 14 – 15; Thaddeus relates it was a good place to meet girlfriends; George talks about "up the mount" and "lower end" in his hometown; competition between the sides; eventually coming together; Dennis talks about his Grandmother Dawson; how she would go out (1930s) and have "moonlight parties"; Thaddeus talking about music at bonfires; George does not remember music at bonfire night; no story telling; Dennis talks about radial tires/ tires with inner tubes; George talks about girls going to the bonfire but not involved with gathering the supplies; Thaddeus talks about it being mainly males who did the collecting of materials; Dennis talking about tagging along with his uncles; gathering supplies (tires) by NL pony; not many girls helped with getting supplies; George recalls being 13 – 14; went away at 16 so did not experience the older people's traditions; Thaddeus states that there was no rivalries in Conche; Dennis there was some rivalries but he did not attend those fires; Thaddeus states that getting to be on your own was the best part of bonfire night; Dennis agrees with Thaddeus; favorite memory is the people who have passed away that he experienced the bonfires with; George's favorite memory is the potato baking at the fire; Dennis talks about the first time he saw an effigy burned at a bonfire during his time in Harlow, UK; George never remembers effigies at bonfires; talking about putting aerosol cans in the fire; Dennis talks about NL pony named Guy Fawkes; Thaddeus talks about burning an old boat (with permission); burning an old abandoned shed; Dennis talks about no one really caring about the fires; took it "in stride"; Thaddeus thinks it is a rite of passage; Dennis talks about it being almost primitive; Thaddeus talking about differences between living in urban and rural NL; Dennis thinks children are missing out now on bonfire night; something about it goes back to the roots of humanity; George thinks that community fires are a good idea; diversity of population; how it is hard to control in an urban area without the background of history; for Thaddeus bonfire night is the memory of being ‘home'; George agrees with Thaddeus; freedom of exploring and making decisions; remembering it as history; Dennis agrees as well; sentiment of being part of a community; closing remarks by Alanna. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 264.mp3 |
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