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Folk-Song in a Musical Tradition. (A Study of Irish Traditional Singing in Leeds)
Ashton, John
1975
M.A. study which examines folk song as part of a living Irish cultural tradition in Leeds, based on fieldwork and research carried out between November 1974 and April 1975. The discussion is based on ...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
28 November 1976
[Collector announcement]; Tommy Gallon, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about songs and singers at quoits club social events; Ugthorpe Quoits Club - membership (extent of Ugthorpe Parish), prizes,...
Elements of an Urban Musical Tradition and its Setting
Morson, I F
1969
Dissertation for the Postgraduate Diploma in Folk Life Studies, which details some elements of a musical tradition in north-west Oxford. Such elements include what songs are sung, the attitude of the ...
The Tradition of Pub Singing in the Villages of East Suffolk, with Songs from Bob Hart of Snape and Percy Webb of Tunstall
Mackay, Donald
1971
A study of the pub singing tradition in East Suffolk, with particular reference to the singers Bob Hart from Snape, and Percy Webb of Tunstall. The first of four chapters presents an introduction to t...
Sound Recording, Oxfordshire
Pickering, Michael J
25 March 1978
Fanny Hitchman, recorded in Adderbury; sings two songs. The first is a May song, the second is titled 'Dame Crump'. [Tr. 1] Male informant, recorded at home, remembers inhabitants of Adderbury; waln...
Sound Recording, Redcar and Cleveland
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
8 February 1976
[Collector announcement]; William Hart, recorded at home in Wilton; sings [ 'Mary Ann Malone']; talks about his song repertoire; sings 'The Day I Left Old Ireland', 'Patsy Fagan' and 'Where Did You Ge...
Staverton Bridge (Folk Group)
Staverton Bridge (Folk Group)
1973-1975
This file contains papers relating to the folk music group Staverton Bridge, a professional trio of folklorists/musicians ( Tish Stubbs, Paul Wilsonand Sam Richards) specialising in the performance of...
A Popular Singing Tradition of an Area of South-East London
Wetton, Anne Lindsey
1974
A collection of popular songs recorded in 1973/1974 from informants living in and around the Bexleyheath area of London. Text and (some) tune transcriptions are presented, with comments from the colle...
Children's Playground Games
Cullen, Patricia Barbara
1971
A descriptive account of children's games collected in April 1970 from children attending Elm Grove School in Worthing, and St. Nicolas Church of England School in Old Shoreham, West Sussex. The stu...
Accordion Player and Monkey
[1970s]
Copy of a photograph dating from the late-19th/early-20th century, of a man playing the accordion in the street at an unidentified location. The man has a monkey, which is attached to him by a long le...
Sound Recording, Redcar and Cleveland
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
1 December 1976
[Collector announcement]; William Hart, recorded at home in Wilton; talks about a folk club, the Half Moon pub in Lazenby - singing there before and after marriage; song repertoire; sings 'All Jolly F...
Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire
Shaw, David H
1955-1956
Harry Scott [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A746r], recorded in Billington; sings 'I Wish I was Single Again'; talks about Fred Henley. [Tr. 1] Fred Henley and his wife, Mrs. Fred Henley, recorded in ...