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Total number of records: 13

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture11
english language - dialects10
folk music8
animals5
nature5
occupations5
agriculture4
community life4
food4
food crops4

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England2
Northumberland2
Thropton2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Jimmy13
Holy Jim7
Knights, James (1880-1880)7
Dunn, Ginette5
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)4
Marsden, James4
Evans, George Ewart (1909-1988)2
Hart, Bob (1892-1978)2
Kirkup, Samuel2
Ling, Percy (1906-1982)2

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Thropton, Northumberland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

14 Feb 1953

[Side 1] Jimmy describes hunting with dogs, recalls incidents losing several dogs in fights with foxes and badgers. [Side 2] Jimmy recalls losing dogs hunting foxes, describes incident where he had to...

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Thropton Response Book - 1Nb3

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

28/Jan/1953 - 31/Jan/1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Dialect recording in Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

30 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Samuel recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Sharperton dialect and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Jimmy recites the story of the little mous...

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Dialect recording in Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

30 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Jack supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Samuel tells anecdote of local blacksmith at Castle Inn singing song 'Oh dear me I divvent knaw what tae dae'; conversation abou...

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Jimmy Marsden
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Jimmy Marsden

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1953]

Survey of English Dialects informant Jimmy Marsden with his ferrets, in the garden of his home in Thropton (Northumberland). The dating of this photograph is based on Stanley Ellis's SED fieldwork act...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

11 September 1974

James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham; talks about singing as a boy, winning first prize in a singing competition; song papers, murder songs, song papers and penny song books; learning tun...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

1974

James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham on the 11 September 1974; talks about being recorded by Topic Records; family singing; learning songs from the 'News of the World'; father singing; si...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

1974

James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham on the 14 October 1974; talks about Bob Hart; playing quoits; old songs and modern versions; remembering songs; 'Poacher's Song', 'Lancashire Poacher'...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

November 1974

Singing at the Ship Inn, Blaxhall, on the 15 November 1974. Percy Ling tells jokes; Geoff Ling sings 'In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree'; Cyril Poacher attempts 'The Bonny Bunch of Roses' (twice); Bo...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

16 November 1974

Singing at the George and Dragon pub in Farnham [conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A395r]. General conversation about singing and (favourite) songs; [ James Knights] sings 'I Love My...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Evans, George Ewart (1909-1988)

[1960s]

James Knights of Woodbridge [?recorded in 1968] talks about his work with horses; as horse man; learning from the age of thirteen; working in Yorkshire; horses' stables; travelling a stallion; going t...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Evans, George Ewart (1909-1988)

[1960s]

James Knights of Woodbridge [?recorded in 1968] talks about Suffolk and Norfolk men taking seasonal jobs in Burton upon Trent, in October after the harvest; describes work and conditions in the maltho...

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