Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A632r
Site Location(s): Subject - Danby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom( 54.4661, -0.91073 )
Date(s): 26 October 1973
Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 16' 26".
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414683
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Description
Frank Weatherill, recorded at home in Danby; talks about a book by Bernard Woods; ancient maps; the works of Canon Atkinson; seventeenth century wage fixing, wages of tradesmen, child labour; FW's work as a farm lad (living conditions, food); anecdotes re. farm lads, female domestics; dialect poem by Jack Watson; recording of Watson's and FW's poetry; getting the dialect right; reference to the dialect poetry of Dr. Cowley; FW editing Jack Watson's poetry to improve the dialect; dialect writing as not always truly representative of a local dialect. Conclusion of interview which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A631r.
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Physical and technical conditions
9.5cm/sec. High recording level. Adjusted on AC copy.
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