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Sound Recordings, Cheshire

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/A507r

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Sound Recordings, Cheshire

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A507r

Creator(s): Harrop, Peter K

Site Location(s): Subject - Northwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom( 53.2588, -2.52025 ); Subject - Higher Whitley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom( 53.3161, -2.5735 )

Date(s): 2 November 1979

Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 42' 47".

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414558

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

Description

Antrobus Soul-Cakers perform their soul-caking play in the White Lion pub [Folk Club], Northwich. [Tr. 4]


Antrobus Soul-Cakers perform their soul-caking play in [?the Birch and Bottle pub, Higher Whitley], followed by an interview with Chris Ayers (Doctor), who gives biographical information and talks about his involvement with the Soul-Cakers, links with the Wheatsheaf pub (Antrobus) darts team, recollections of soul-caking, being asked to play the Doctor, the attraction/appeal of soul-caking, Antrobus community, his interest in folklore and folk singing, performance, drama and tradition in soul-caking, the attitudes of the players. [Tr. 5]


12 of 39.

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Physical and technical conditions

9.5cm/sec. High recording level. Adjusted on AC copy.

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