Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Details

Type of record: Archive

Title: Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A185r

Creator(s): Russell, Ian; Gifford, Terry

Site Location(s): Subject - Worrall, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom( 53.4247, -1.53884 )

Date(s): December 1971

Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 15' 41".

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414235

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

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Description

Jack Couldwell, interviewed in his own home in Worrallby Terry Gifford. Talks about his grandfather and the Big Set (Christmas carol band), and describes the instruments played, route taken, houses visited in the Loxley , Wadsley and Oughtibridge areas; transposing the carol tunes; informant singing in the Big Set; singing at the Blue Ball pub in Worrall.

Interview carried out as part of the research for the BBC Radio Sheffield broadcast, 'A People's Carol'[see tape LAVC/SRE/A189r]. Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A184r.

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

19cm/sec.

Related material

An accompanying typed Tape Table of Contents lists the topics covered on this tape (see LAVC/SRE/ARI/005).

Ian Russell's Ph.D. thesis (Leeds, 1977), 'Traditional Singing in West Sheffield, 1970-1972' ( LAVC/SRP/1/010.

Ian Russell's field tape recordings made in Sheffield and Derbyshire, some of which are referred to in his thesis, are held at LAVC/SRE/A109r-209r.

Related records in our catalogue

Archive File

LAVC/SRE/ARI/5: West Sheffield Traditional Singing Tape Content Lists

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Jack Couldwell, Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture Informant

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