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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/A136r

Details

Type of record: Archive

Title: Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A136r

Creator(s): Russell, Ian

Site Location(s): Subject - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom( 53.383, -1.4659 )

Date(s): March-April 1971

Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 39' 15".

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414186

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

Description

Col Goodison, recorded in his home in Sheffield, singing and in conversation. Sings fragment of 'Give Me the Spade'; talks about other songs/singers, including his father; Knur and Spell; Christmas carols and the Caking Night custom in the Stannington area of Sheffield (also at the Royal pub in the nearby village of Dungworth). Recorded 16 March 1971. [Tr. 1]


Bert Womack recorded singing in his home in the Stannington area of Sheffield. Also discussion of other songs and singers. Recorded 1 April 1971. [Tr. 2]


Fragment of 'Farmer's Boy' [location, date and singer unidentified]. [Tr. 3]


Joe Womack [recorded in his home, possibly a copy of a recording on the missing tape A134r. The Tape Table of Contents for Joe Womack on LAVC/SRE/A136r refers to tape S26, Ian Russell's reference for LAVC/SRE/A134r] sings 'Wild Rover', 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough'[part], [unidentified], 'Nothing Else to Do'[part], 'White Cockade' [part], 'Jim the Carter's Lad'[part], a Wassail song and 'Spout Cottage'. The last two songs were traditionally sung during New Year house/farm visiting. [Possibly recorded on 10 April 1971.] [Tr. 4]

Access and usage

Reproduction

Access

Conditions regarding access to these sound recordings are held on file in Special Collections, University of Leeds. Users are requested to contact the Head of Special Collections in the first instance.

Conditions regarding use of these sound recordings are held on file in Special Collections, University of Leeds. Users are requested to contact the Head of Special Collections in the first instance.

Physical and technical conditions

9.5cm/sec. Very low recording level in parts.

Related subjects / tags

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Caking Night (Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England)

Carols, English

Culture

England

English Language - Dialects

Folk Music

Folk singers

Folk songs, English

Games

Holidays

Knur and spell (Game)

Manners and Customs

Play

Sheffield

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