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Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
14 Mar 1939
[Side 1] Billy and John explain local farming terms incl. e.g. 'hog' [= one-year-old female sheep], 'gimmer' [= two-year-old female sheep], 'tup' [ = male sheep], discuss reduction in price of wool, r...
Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
16 Mar 1939
[Side 1] Billy and John remember white vixen and cubs being presented by Lord Armstrong to Edinburgh Zoo, discuss poaching and trout fishing in River Coquet. [Side 2] Billy and John talk about local i...