Lynda Musgrave

Interview

Interview of Lynda Musgrave (JBP/LA/04) conducted on the 6th august 2024 at Aunty Social, Blackpool by Emily Hall. In the interview, talking about her youth in Blackpool.

Audio recording of an interview with Lynda Musgrave conducted by Emily Hall on 8th August 2024 at Aunty Social, Blackpool for the Juke box Project. Running time: 00:41:08. Jukebox Project (JBP/2/BL/3/4). Courtesy of Lancaster University. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Note: Photos talked about in the interview were brought in by Participant.

Summary

TimeDescription
00:00:00-00:03:20Introduction of participant including name, age and
place of birth.
00:00:49-00:03:20Participant gives details on where they grew up and their childhood circumstances
00.03.21-00:04:48Participant gives their experiences and perceptions of going out in Blackpool (with some comparisons to how the city has changed since). Participant talks
specifically on their experiences in going out to coffee bars and listening to the jukebox as a teenager.
00:04:49-00:00:07:20Participant explains their music tastes and what was popular when they were a teenager.
00:07:21-00:00:15:52 Participant talks, again, about coffee bar culture and Jukeboxes within Blackpool (Mentions multiple specific establishments she frequented). She speaks briefly on how she and her friends would frequent these places in search of boys.
00:15:53-00:16:38 Participant describes the move from coffee bars to
pubs as she gets older and can drive with her
friends.
00:16:39-00:17:43Participant circles back to experience in Beehive
Coffee Bar. She discusses her experience with her
friendship group and the how they treated each
other, especially how the boys treated the girls.
00:17:44-00:20:29Participant covers experiences with ‘outsiders’ and
relates this to a specific encounter with the police.
Participant explains that going out often felt safe.
00:20:30-00:21:54 Continues referring to places she frequented for live music.
00:21:55-00:24:12 Participant explains what music she enjoyed as a
teenager.
00:24:13-00:26:13 Participant talks on her experience going to concerts between the ages of 13 and 21.
00:26:14-00:27:06 Participant explains her experience coming from
Blackpool and how the reputation of Blackpool has
changed since her childhood. She speaks on her
experience of tourism in Blackpool.
00:27:07-00:29:17 Participant describes following fashion trends and
going shopping with her friends.
00:29:18-00:32:23She explains that the main social activity she
participated in as a teenager was partying. She
covers her experience of drugs, drinking and
promiscuity.
00:32:24-00:33:27 Participant speaks on the priority of having fun and
being within a tight community of people. She talks
about looking for a man and her interest in having a
family.
00:33:28-00:33:55 Participant talks more on her relationship with her
family during childhood.
00:33:56-00:36:38 Participant explains how she has seen the local
area of Blackpool and attitudes of young people has change over time.
00:36:39-00:37:32 Participant talks about her experience of a night
club called ‘The Lemon Tree’. She talks about her
experience of jukeboxes and recorded music as a
feature of these social spaces.
00:37:33-00:38:09 She discusses her summer job at a kiosk on the
Pier in Fleetwood and the music played there.
00:38:10-00:41:09 End of Interview. Participant explains some photos
she brought in to accompany her experiences.

Transcript

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Keywords

Places: Blackpool
Venues: The Lemon Tree
People:
Organisations:
Subjects: jukeboxes; music; coffee bars; tourism.

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