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Sound Recordings, Greater Manchester
Waller, Vivien M
1961-1962
Schoolgirls and boys from Greater Manchester give examples of skipping rhymes, song parodies, dipping rhymes, explanations of chasing/ring games (also card games), Pancake Tuesday rhyme and autograph ...
Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
11 Jul 1939
[Side 1] Joseph and Henry remember taking goods train home from Bellingham with Scotsman and not understanding a word; anecdotes about leisure time in past. [Side 2] Joseph and Albert recite old sayin...
Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
17 Jul 1938
[Side 1] Discussion of recent horticultural show, express disappointment at judging of vegetable competition, comment that entries should be restricted to produce of own garden; discussion of forthcom...
Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
15 Mar 1939
[Side 1] George, Billy and Charlie discuss the old six-man, horse-drawn fire engine, George recalls working on it, discussion of local firemen of the past, mention engine now at Hancock Museum (Newcas...
Dialect recording in Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
30 Mar 1939
[Side 1] Jack supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Samuel tells anecdote of local blacksmith at Castle Inn singing song 'Oh dear me I divvent knaw what tae dae'; conversation abou...
Sound Recording, [Location Unknown]
Atchison, Maureen
[1960s]
Tunes played on the Northumbrian pipes, including 'Keel Row' and 'When the Boat Comes In'. The instrumentalist is unidentified.
Survey of English Dialects recording in Eccleston, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Apr 1954
[Side 1] Tom talks about decline of local coal mining industry, comments mechanical coal-cutters too expensive and unsuitable for local pits as roofs too low and 'bracklesome' [= brittle], outlines va...
Dialect recording in Heywood, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Hunt, Jean
24 Sep 1956
[Side 1] Sam and Jack talk about the local area, various people who have lived there and how it has changed over time. [Side 2] Sam and Jack in conversation about local characters, compare youngsters ...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Nafferton, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
14 Apr 1955
[Side 1] Cyril talks about local choir, recalls ploughing and showing horses all round country, explains traditional ploughing technique and terms incl. 'headland' [= strip of unploughed land at end o...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
07 Nov 1952
[Side 1] Wilsey talks about religion in past, recalls going to Denby Dale Primitive Methodist Chapel to 'take pledge' [= to conform to rules of temperance movement], describes passionate singing and p...
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
November-December 1971
Assembled company singing carols in the Sportsman pub, Lodge Moor, Sheffield, on the 27 November 1971. [Tr. 3]
Sound Recordings, Kent and London
Kemp, P K
September 1969
Bill Selsdon, recorded in Maidstone, describes hop picking in Headcorn (Kent) as a child with his family; accommodation in Hopper Huts; travelling from London (on the Hopping Train); hop picking seaso...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Ashton, John
[1974/1975]
Harry Slack, recorded at home in Leeds, sings 'Little Mother of Mine', 'Bonny Irish Boy'; singing style (adornment); sings 'The Shannon Golden'; learning songs; sings 'The Woman from Wexford'; the sto...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
3 January 1977
[Collector announcement]; Jim Wilkinson, recorded at home in Tranmire; sings 'Three Score and Ten', 'Lowlands' [2 attempts], 'Hot Asphalt' and 'Jug of Punch'; comments on ballads, folk club songs and ...
Sound Recordings, [West Yorkshire]
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
1964-1966
Unedited Field Master tape. Female sings [2 unidentified], recorded in a ?pub/?social club. [Tr. 1] Male [possibly James Lyons] sings [ 'Come All You Young Fellows'], 'Down by the Tanyard Side', [...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
23 November 1971
Mary Judge, recorded in Leeds; talks about her upbringing in the Lancashire village of Overton (1900-1914); community life; scrambling for hot pennies at weddings; wedding parties and the food eaten; ...