A conversation with Cristl Jerry, about her early life, coming to the Isle of Man in the 1960s, and her eclectic interests in music.

Topics discussed include childhood, family connection to Knockaloe Internment Camp, teacher training college, meeting Colin Jerry, honeymoon to the Isle of Man in 1963, moving to Peel permanently in 1968, teaching in the Isle of Man, the founding of King Chiaullee, Colin Jerry’s jazz interest, an Early Music in the 1970s and Harte’s Ease.

This oral history interview with Cristl Jerry was recorded by James Franklin on 20 June 2024.
This was the first of three interviews conducted with Cristl Jerry in 2024. All are available as a part of the collection of nearly 200 oral history recordings freely available on the Culture Vannin website: https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/oralhistory/

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Oral history interview with Cristl Jerry (20 June 2024)

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Oral history interview with Cristl Jerry (20 June 2024)

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