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culture6
english language - dialects6
folk music6
associations, institutions, etc5
community life5
folklore4
education3
musical instruments2
play2
communication1

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Bergal, Nancy Ann6
Curtin, John6
Bastow, John1
Robinson, Dave1
Wood, Geoff (1924-2013)1

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

21 March 1980

John Curtin, recorded in his home in the Armley area of Leeds. Talks about accordion and guitar playing, early interest in folk music; performance, expression; function of folk songs - text, moods, se...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

26 February 1980

Interviews with audience members at the Leeds University Folk Club; their interest in folk music, why they like the music/folk clubs; John Curtin sings 'The Recruited Collier', and two further unident...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

13 December 1979

John Curtin, recorded in his home in the Armley area of Leeds. Biographical details; interest in Scottish Country Dance bands; accordion, guitar playing as a teenager; distinction made between traditi...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

24 January 1980

John Curtin, recorded in his home in the Armley area of Leeds. Talks about the Second Folk Revival; Topic Records, 1950s; the BBC and A. L. Lloyd and Alan Lomax; nineteenth century song collectors; li...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

18 January 1980

Recording made in the Grove Folk Club, Leeds, and featuring John Bastow [JB], John Curtin [JC] and Dave Robinson [DR]. JB sings 'The Holy Ground'; DR sings unidentified song; JB sings 'Rose of Mooncoi...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

25 January 1980

Recorded in John Curtin's home in Leeds, and at the Grove Folk Club (also in Leeds). John Curtin sings an unidentified song, with guitar accompaniment; and tells a story of catching wild boar in Bradf...

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