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Traditional Song: General
1963-1979
This file contains items relating to aspects of traditional music, and includes a copy of 'The Health of Man', a collection of traditional songs from Bedfordshire, Yorkshire, Suffolk and Lancashire, c...
Sound Recording, New Zealand
Dunn, Ginette
[1973]
Male Maori informant, recorded in Gisborne, New Zealand; talks about a female tribal composer, black magic, Maori laments, oral tradition, songs and singing competitions, Maori language, types of song...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
October 1974
Lenny Savage, recorded at home in Snape on the 1 October 1974; talks about the musician Jimmy Meadows [LS's brother-in-law]; Mrs. Savage's childhood on a dairy farm; the singer Velvet Brightwell [fath...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
11 September 1974
James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham; talks about singing as a boy, winning first prize in a singing competition; song papers, murder songs, song papers and penny song books; learning tun...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
November 1974
Percy Ling, recorded at home in Snape on the 2 November 1974; talks about Copper Kettle competitions - singing competition in Snape, first prize a copper kettle, judged by the audience; PL winning thi...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
19 July 1974
Percy Webb, recorded at home in Tunstall Common; talks about Army life (pay, food) whilst in India; experiences of World War One (where stationed, being shelled/gassed, trenches, leave, Armistice, inj...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
10 September 1974
Percy Webb, recorded at home in Tunstall Common; talks about his song repertoire [lists titles]; singing as a child, in church choirs at Hasketon and Bawdsey, at school; pub singing; singing as part o...
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
1971-1973
Ken White in conversation in his home in Sheffield , 24 October 1971. Talk of family and childhood, and four songs. [Tr. 1] Albert Broadhead and Bernard Broadhead recorded in one of their homes, in ...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
1974
Percy Webb, recorded at home in Tunstall Commonon the 31 October 1974 ; talks about making clay ovens [learned during World War One]; farm work; church choir; family; engagement; being gassed during W...
Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Berkshire
Baldwin, John R
1966-1969
Compilation of folk songs and conversation, selected from fieldwork recordings LAVC/SRE/A476r - A493r. The majority of the (male and female) singers were recorded in their own homes, singing unaccompa...
Folklore Notes
Mason, Mr
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains a photocopy of a manuscript and newspaper cuttings compiled by a Mr. Mason ca. 1870s-1880s, which forms a collection of folklore items. Although varied, there is a regional element ...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
29 November 1976
[Collector announcement]; Luke Gallon, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about mineral rights on the moors near Ugthorpe; land owned by a relation, and associated rights; the local bacon factory; mo...