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Total number of records: 25

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture25
folk music25
community life15
english language - dialects11
occupations7
folklore6
manners and customs6
play6
communication5
food5

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Parker, Charles (1919-1980)5
Bbc4
Balls, Ronnie2
Institute of Early Childhood Development2
Larner, Sam2
Archive of Folk Song (U.S.)1
Bishop, Julia C1
Bulmer, A Gillian1
Couldwell, Jack1
Davey, Gwenda1

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Sound Recordings, [Italy]

Institute of Early Childhood Development

[1970s]

This is the third of four Italian tapes in the 'Multicultural Cassette Series: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Young Children', produced by Gwenda Davey and recorded by Norman O'Conner (Victoria: Instit...

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Sound Recordings, [Macedonia]

Institute of Early Childhood Development

[1970s]

This is the first of two Macedonian tapes in the 'Multicultural Cassette Series: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Young Children', produced by Gwenda Davey and recorded by Norman O'Conner (Victoria: Inst...

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Sound Recordings, [Hungary]

Dömötör, Tekla

[February 1965]

Compilation of [classical and ?traditional] vocal and instrumental music recordings [from Hungary], copied from commercially produced records. Male, female and children sing solo and in combination, u...

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Archive File

Papers on Children's Songs and Folklore

Davey, Gwenda

1975-1980

This file contains documentation produced to accompany the 'Multicultural Cassette Series: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Young Children', produced by Gwenda Davey, and recorded by Norman O'Conner (Vic...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian; Gifford, Terry

1971

'A People's Carol', produced by Ian Russell and Terry Gifford, and broadcast on BBC Radio Sheffield on 26 December 1971. Combines extracts from field recordings of carol singing in pubs, with spoken c...

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Archive File

Christmas Traditions: Student Survey, 1968-1969

1968-1969

This file contains papers produced by students for the undergraduate degree in Folk Life Studies at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). The papers are the result of a survey exerci...

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Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

17 Jul 1938

[Side 1] Discussion of recent horticultural show, express disappointment at judging of vegetable competition, comment that entries should be restricted to produce of own garden; discussion of forthcom...

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Christmas Traditions: Student Survey, 1979-1980

1979-1980

This file contains papers produced by students for the undergraduate degree in Folk Life Studies at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). The papers are the result of a survey exerci...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Vocal Music: General

1958-1979

This sub-subseries contains items on general aspects of traditional song, and includes collections of folk songs, a copy of a paper by Herbert Halpert on the attitude of American folk singers, lists o...

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Sound Recordings, Northumberland, Durham, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and South Wales

BBC; Parker, Charles (1919-1980)

[1950s]

'The Big Hewer', the fourth of eight radio ballads transmitted by the BBC Home Service between July 1958 and April 1964. This programme was produced by Charles Parker, written by Ewan MacColl and Pegg...

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Folk Music in the British Isles

English Folk Dance and Song Society

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains photocopies of papers produced by the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) on folk music collections and recordings in Great Britain. The file includes a photocopy of the lis...

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Christmas Traditions: Student Survey, 1978-1979

1978-1979

This file contains papers produced by students for the undergraduate degree in Folk Life Studies at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). The papers are the result of a survey exerci...

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