Sound Recordings, East Sussex, Somerset, [Devon] and Kent
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Type of record: Archive
Title: Sound Recordings, East Sussex, Somerset, [Devon] and Kent
Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A860r
Site Location(s): Subject - Denton, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom( 51.1835, 1.16103 ); Subject - Firle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom( 50.8462, 0.10075 ); Subject - Horsington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom( 51.0129, -2.42712 ); Subject - Devon, England, United Kingdom( 50.7512, -3.81027 )
Date(s): [1950s]
Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 7' 20".
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414911
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Description
Compilation of extracts copied from Survey of English Dialects field recordings made in the south of England.
The first extract is from an interview with Harry Burghess [Burgess], made by Michael Barry in Firle (East Sussex) in June 1959; Mr. Burghess talks about leaving school; farmers selecting boys for work; farmer worked for as a boy; potato growing; mangel-wurzles; feed for bullocks; greyhounds kept for hare coursing. [Tr. 5]
The second extract is an unidentified male, possibly recorded in Somerset, talking about cider making, the growth of large cider factories/breweries and their effect on farmers; the price of apples, and the using of apples as animal feed during slumps in the market. [Tr. 6]
The third male informant, recorded in Horsington (Somerset), talks about cowdogs [?coydogs] and the care of his pedigree dog's coat. [Tr. 7]
The fourth male informant, possibly recorded in Devon, talks about ploughing a field; fetching stone from Dartmoor with a horse and cart, for use in building a house; the working day and his pay. [Tr. 8]
The final extract features William Bushell, recorded by Michael Barry in Denton (Kent) in January 1959; talking about pit ponies; working the coal face; working in the dark; pony boys. [Tr. 9]
Provenance
The tape box is labelled Press conference tape. It is unclear to which press conference this refers, but given the examples are all southern it is possible to assume that the tape was played at the launch of Volume 4 (Part 1)and Volume 4 (Part 2) of 'Survey of English Dialects', [edited] by Harold Orton and Eugen Dieth. [Section] B, 'The Basic Material'. 'The Southern Counties', edited by Harold Orton and Martyn F. Wakelin (Leeds: Published for the University of Leeds by E.J. Arnold, 1967-1968). These two volumes were launched in Leeds in March and September 1967 respectively.
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Physical and technical conditions
19cm/sec. High recording levels. Distortion of voices.
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