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Total number of records: 2

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oral traditions2
culture2
musical instruments1
occupations1
play1
fishing1
entertainment events1
community life1
education1
english language - dialects1

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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
Hood, William2
Billy2
Storey, John1
Wintrip, Florrie1
Milburn, Charlie1
Grey, George (1873-)1

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Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

16 Mar 1939

[Side 1] John recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100 and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; description of haymaking, incl. discussion of 'coil' [= haycock] and 'bogey' [= ha...

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Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

10 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Florrie recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Rothbury dialect; Florrie, Billy and Charlie talk about fishing (first few seconds inaudible). [Side 2] Billy and Charlie ...

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