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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/A186r

Details

Type of record: Archive

Title: Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A186r

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

Site Location(s): Subject - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom( 53.383, -1.4659 ); Subject - Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom( 55.48, -2.552 )

Date(s): December 1971

Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 16' 20".

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414236

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

Description

Martin Flannery, interviewed in his own home in Sheffield by Terry Gifford. Describes his personal involvement in the local carolling tradition, and singing as a youngster in the Stannington area of Sheffield; carol singing at Jedburgh Horse Fair; attraction of the carols in the stories they tell; singing at Crosspool in Sheffield; carols and community; Stannington carol tradition; accompaniment (piano versus organ); singing at Bradfield; conviviality of carol sessions.


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

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.

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