Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A448r
Creator(s): Sullivan, Keith Frederick
Site Location(s): Subject - Ugthorpe, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom( 54.4903, -0.77531 )
Date(s): 29 November 1976
Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 41' 29".
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414499
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Description
[Collector announcement]; Luke Gallon, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about mineral rights on the moors near Ugthorpe; land owned by a relation, and associated rights; the local bacon factory; modern and traditional songs, sung by his sons at school and after quoits matches; the integration of newer songs into the quoits singing tradition (example, 'Now is the Hour'); singing at the Quoits Supper - refusal by some people, possibly now too many attending (including strangers, and those invited from other villages); Jack Foster; song ownership and singing other people's songs; fighting (rare); singers' repertoires; being called up to sing; changes (awareness of drink driving); singing prizes donated by local traders; quoits club meetings; substituting poor singers, but no criticism, only praise for effort; good singers - George White; starting a sing; stories/recitations part of the tradition; cup winner filling the cup with alcohol; talk of local people who emigrated to Canada; the
bacon factory. Conclusion of recording which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A447r.
41 of 68.
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Physical and technical conditions
?Copy tape. 9.5cm/sec. Low recording level. Adjusted on AC copy.
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