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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 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...
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 ...
Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
14 Mar 1939
[Side 1] Billy and John explain local farming terms incl. e.g. 'hog' [= one-year-old female sheep], 'gimmer' [= two-year-old female sheep], 'tup' [ = male sheep], discuss reduction in price of wool, r...
Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
16 Mar 1939
[Side 1] Billy and John remember white vixen and cubs being presented by Lord Armstrong to Edinburgh Zoo, discuss poaching and trout fishing in River Coquet. [Side 2] Billy and John talk about local i...