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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...
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'...
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...
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 ...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
[1979-1980]
Children recorded at Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge; sing three parodies - the first to the Dallas theme tune, followed by 'Burn the Teacher'and 'I'd Like to Teach the RAF'. Also sing 'Chinese Rest...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
July 1975
Lil Durrant, recorded at home in Blaxhall [on 1 July 1975]; talks about her mother's songs and singing, and step dancing at weddings; father and siblings; school; work; step dancing with husband at Sh...
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...
Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire
Webber, M R
[1965-1966]
Unaccompanied male/female singers, singing solos and duets. Includes May songs (May 1st garlanding, May 29th Royal Oak Day), and children's singing games recorded in the playground of a Luton Junior S...
Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire
Shaw, David H
1955
Bob King and his wife, recorded in Totternhoe;[Gap, 2 mins.]; Mr. King describes some [?local] caves; Sunday School treats; visitors to the area and locals serving tea to them; local people; the litan...
Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire
Morson, I F
1966-1969
Jim Willding, recorded in the Baker's Arms pub, Oxford, on the 5 December 1967; sings [unidentified, with accordion], 'Cock of the North'; conversation; 'Banks of the Sweet Primroses', 'Daisybell', 'I...
Sound Recordings, Greater Manchester
Waller, Vivien M
1961-1962
Schoolgirls give examples of skipping rhymes and chants, explanations of circle and chasing games. Edited compilation of fieldwork recordings made in schools in Salford, Eccles, Hulme and Walkden ( Gr...
Sound Recordings, Greater Manchester
Waller, Vivien M
1961-1962
Schoolgirls recite/chant/sing skipping rhymes; also ball bouncing and counting-out rhymes, song (some parodies), explanations of (chasing) games (including 'Farmer Farmer') and the circle game 'Sally ...