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Total number of records: 82

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culture56
community life44
occupations36
english language - dialects35
folk music31
manners and customs30
play25
nature22
agriculture21
food19

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Tilling, Philip M (1938-)11
Barry, Michael V (1935-)9
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)8
Baldwin, John R6
Dunn, Ginette6
Sullivan, Keith Frederick5
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)4
Wakelin, Martyn F4
Claughton, Mr R. Mick3
Cloughton3

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R.M.A. research chronicle

Royal Musical Association

no.13 (1976). The gift of Mr. Michael Dawney to the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[November 1966]

[Announcement]; Mr. R. M. Claughton, recorded in Askrigg; collector introduces Mr. Claughton, who goes on to describe the building of a dry stone wall - selection of stones, courses and terminology; t...

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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, Somerset and Dorset

Palmer, Kingsley; Reid, M

[1968-1969]

Female informant [possibly conclusion of interview with Mrs. Brown from the end of tape LAVC/SRE/A234r] talks about a grey dog ghost at The Grange; and the Churchills' house. Mr. J. Hodges of Blandf...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

11 December 1976

[Collector announcement]; Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; talks about his singing; sings 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough', and talks about the subject of the song (ploughman'...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

12 December 1976

[Collector announcement]; Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings 'I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now', [ 'I'm Walking Behind You'], [two unidentified], 'If You Were the Only Girl in the Wor...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

30 November 1976

[Collector announcement]; Jim Wilkinson, recorded at home in Tranmire; sings 'Waters of Tyne', and discusses learning it and other Geordie songs; sings/hums fragment of 'Buy Broom Besoms'; sings 'Bobb...

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Sound Recordings, Dorset

Panheinen, Ossi

[1970]

Mr. Denning, recorded in Netherbury; talks about the cider making process, including fermenting, corking and tapping barrels, quantities made, apple orchards, storage, the cider press (demonstrates/ex...

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Sound Recordings, Isle of Wight, Wiltshire and Berkshire

Kylstra, Henk E; Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1959-1960

[Collector announcement]; Mr. M. Sheath, recorded in Whitwell (Isle of Wight) in April 1959, by Henk Kylstra; talks about the uses for farm waggons and carts; the decline in the use of horses; ploughi...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

17 July 1974

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, sings 'I'm Sorry I Made You Cry'; singing with his wife; pub singing, Friday nights (pay day), singing and dancing, accordion playing, women leaving the pub room, ...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

6 January 1977

[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; talks about playing in a local dance band, and the tunes played, in Farndale and Rosedale Abbey - involvement of the whole ...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

29 November 1976

[Collector announcement, states date as 30 November]; Jim Wilkinson, recorded at home in Tranmire; talks about Yorkshire monologues; thoughts on poetry and painting and sad songs; sings 'Greenland Wha...

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