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Total number of records: 16

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture14
english language - dialects11
folk music10
community life5
manners and customs5
persons3
play3
associations, institutions, etc2
education2
folklore2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Charlesworth, Martin4
Sullivan, Keith Frederick2
Wilson, David L2
Ashford, Tom1
Baldwin, John R1
Blagrove, David (1937-1937)1
Board, Mrs1
Cooke, Allison1
Derrington, George1
Dore, Bill1

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Angels and Men: A Christmas Singing Tradition in the Pubs of South Yorkshire

Charlesworth, Martin

1975

A survey comprising ten sections. These define the tradition, highlight the influence of Methodism on its origins (with reference to the Barnsley area), describe the Methodist revival and its music, w...

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Rubbing of the Piper's Stone

Piggott, Stuart

August 1968

Photograph of a rubbing of the Piper's Stone at the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Ford (Northumberland). Mounted on Photo File card.

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Some Acoustic Differences Among Languages

Hanley, T D; Snidecor, J C; Ringel, R L

1966

This file contains a copy of a joint paper which discusses an experiment to examine tonal differences between spoken Spanish, Japanese and American English, based on field recordings made of students ...

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Cornwood (Devon)
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Cornwood (Devon)

Voitl, Herbert

[1960s]

View looking down the main street into the village of Cornwood (Devon), with the Church of St. Michael and All Angels on the left. Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 37/10.

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

December 1970

Assembled company singing carols in the Angel pub, Grenoside, Sheffield, on 17 December 1970. [Tr. 1]

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Sound Recording, Worcestershire

Raven, Jon

November 1969

George Derrington, recorded in Great Malvern; introduces and then sings 'The Carnal and the Crane', about a carrion crow and crane discussing the birth of Jesus, and which incorporates two religious l...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Wilson, David L

11 December 1971

Allison Cooke and Janet Stern, recorded in Leeds, talking about American university and college campus folklore: rumour; freshman initiation; homecoming games; May Day weekend; Greek Weekend; Greek Si...

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Sound Recording, [United States]

Wilson, David L

8 March 1972

Peter Trigillis and Carol Faulb, recorded by themselves for David Wilson, talking about American university and college campus folklore: campus services; black students; co-ed. fraternity/sorority - U...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

11 November 1977

Ugthorpe quoits team Quoits Supper, recorded at the Black Bull pub in Ugthorpe; includes jokes, monologues and song; anecdote re. two quoits players; the announcement of prize winners and presentation...

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Oral History: Associations, Workshops, Conferences

1969-1977

Leaflet on oral history and the Regional Oral History Office at the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley; printed review of the Oral History Micropublication Plan at the Butler Library...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

12 December 1976

[Collector announcement] informant, recorded at home in Tranmire; talks about his song repertoire and song sources; sings the chorus of 'Two Little Girls in Blue'; sings 'All Through the Night'; thoug...

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Sound Recordings, Berkshire and Oxfordshire

Baldwin, John R

1966

Dave Blagrove, recorded at Bulmershe Teacher Training Collegein Reading, plays the guitar and sings 'Winson Green Jail' and 'Where Be Thucky Blackbird?' [preceded by accordion music]; Johnny Grace sin...

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