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culture8
folk drama8
english language - dialects7
folk music4
manners and customs4
folk dancing3
holidays3
persons3
rites and ceremonies3
associations, institutions, etc2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Baldwin, John R3
Miller, T. J.2
Whiting, Bill (1891-1891)2
Anderson, Peter M1
Brown, I. M.1
Clutton, Bill1
Cook, R. G.1
Cotmore, Mrs1
Green, A.1
Green, R J1

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Sound Recordings, Cheshire

Anderson, Peter M

1973-1975

Tom Walton, recorded November 1973 in Eaton-by-Tarporley; sings one verse of a soul-caking song; also, 'I'm a warm-hearted chap' [first line], [ 'Noble Sir Arthur'], 'Blow the Winds-I-O' [chorus only]...

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Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire

Baldwin, John R

1969

Mr. T. Newman, recorded at home in Clanfield. Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A488r. Sings 'My Old 'at That I Got On', learned from a song sheet, and 'Needle Cases'[ fragment]; rec...

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Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire

Baldwin, John R

1967-1969

Bill Whiting, recorded at home in Longcot in 1967; sings 'Rosemary Lane', 'The Little Thatched Cottage', 'The Knife in the Window', 'The Old Dog', 'He's gone where the good ponies go' [fragment], 'The...

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Sound Recordings, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire

Baldwin, John R

1968-1969

Session recorded at Swindon Folksingers' Club in 1968 [?possibly a regional English Folk Dance and Song Society- organised Christmas event]; accordion tune; unidentified male sings [? 'Can You Dance t...

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Mumming: General

1962-1980

This file contains items generally related to the practice of mumming, and mumming plays. This includes a photocopy of Rosemary Meynell's paper, 'Come, Brave Bow Slash and his Men', from 'Derbyshire C...

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Guising in Northumberland

Johnson, W R

1969

This file contains a photocopy of a typed paper, accompanied by an ms. title-page with contact details, on guisers in North Northumberland. This includes the typed text of a guisers' play performed at...

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Mumming: Play Texts, Etc.

Millington, Peter T

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains photocopied and typed papers, produced and collected by Peter Millington, on mumming and mummers' plays, with particular reference to Nottinghamshire. (In the following list, a coun...

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St. George and the Dragon: A Study in Folk Art

Green, R J

1964

M.A. study [submitted as part of an English Literature degree] comprising ten chapters and five appendices. These discuss definitions of the folk play (with reference made to related calendar customs)...

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