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Total number of records: 124

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture124
folk music124
english language - dialects91
community life87
occupations64
manners and customs54
play54
agriculture44
persons33
sports32

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Sullivan, Keith Frederick68
Wilkinson, Jim10
Dunn, Ginette9
Simpson, Thomas9
Hart, William7
Wilkinson, Mrs7
Baldwin, John R6
Green, Anthony E (1943-)6
Gallon, Luke5
Hayes, Raymond (1909-2000)5

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Popular Singing Traditions and Cultural Change in the Old North Riding of Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

1978

Ph.D. divided into five parts, twelve chapters. Following the Introduction, which gives an overview of folksong scholarship and tradition, the thesis contains chapters on the village of Ugthorpe where...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

11 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Mrs. Weatherill and daughter Linda, recorded at home in Ainthorpe. Mrs. W. sings 'My Grandfather's Clock', 'Farmer's Boy' and one verse of 'Springtime in the Rockies'; talks ...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

2 April 1976

Frank Raw, recorded at home in Danby with his wife, talks about the village; the decline of the young population and job opportunities in the Yorkshire Dales; changes in farming methods (mechanisation...

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Sound Recordings, Cheshire

Harrop, Peter K

31 October 1979

Antrobus Soul-Cakers perform their soul-caking play in the Hazel Pear pub, Acton Bridge, followed by an interview in the pub with Ian MacCormack (Beelzebub); talk of the players' speech/accent, learni...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

7 September 1972

Grace Walton singing and talking in her home, Rails House Farm, in the Rivelin area of Sheffield. Talks about her father mumming at Stumperlowe Hall, Fulwood, in Sheffield; the passing on of songs and...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

10 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Luke Gallon, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about pub singing after quoits matches, the Quoits Supper, history of quoit playing in Ugthorpe, cups, the Danby and District...

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Sound Recording, Oxfordshire

Pickering, Michael J

September/October 1973

Winnie Wyatt, recorded at home in Adderbury, talks about Janet Blunt's folk song collecting, and people's perceptions of her in Adderbury; musical afternoons/evenings at her house; singing in the loca...

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Sound Recording, Redcar and Cleveland

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

8 February 1976

[Collector announcement]; William Hart, recorded at home in Wilton; sings [ 'Mary Ann Malone']; talks about his song repertoire; sings 'The Day I Left Old Ireland', 'Patsy Fagan' and 'Where Did You Ge...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

8 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Will White, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about singing; living at the Black Bull pub; pub singing; biographical details; running the pub with his wife; also mixed farm...

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Dialect recording in Heywood, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Hunt, Jean

24 Sep 1956

[Side 1] Sam and Jack talk about the local area, various people who have lived there and how it has changed over time. [Side 2] Sam and Jack in conversation about local characters, compare youngsters ...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

9 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Jacky Gallon, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about his retirement; farm work from the age of fourteen; changes in farming methods, mechanisation; Hiring Fairs; pay; Mart...

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Sound Recording, Surrey

Bell, Brigid M

Nov 30 1979

[Collector announcement: date, given as November 31st]; interviews with Send bell ringers - peals for special occasions (jubilees, weddings, funerals, calling out the Parson - not done in Send, but re...

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