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Ghost Stories of Salford and District
Gardiner, Margaret Alison
1979
An examination of supernatural legends about people associated with locations within the Metropolitan District of Salford.
Sound Recordings, [West Yorkshire]
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
1964-1966
Unedited Field Master tape. James Lyons sings [ 'Young Soldier Cut Down in His Prime'], [first line: One night as I sat by the fireside], [3 unidentified]; two children sing [unidentified]; Kathleen L...
Sound Recordings, Cheshire
Pattison, Susan
[1975]
Adrian Peters, recorded at home in Marston, talks about his 7-8 year involvement with the Antrobus Soul-Cakers - link with wife's family and parts played [ David Goulburn contributes occasionally]; ag...
Sound Recordings, Cheshire
Pattison, Susan
[1975]
Copy of David Goulburn and Adrian Peters interviews, from tape LAVC/SRE/A307r.
The Customs and Superstitions of Horseracing
Morgan, Brian
1978
A study of horseracing folklore, with particular reference to the town of Newmarket in Suffolk. Sections include an introduction to the sport and its association with Newmarket, occupational folklore ...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
17 August 1973
Frank Weatherill , recorded at home in Danby; talks about a local storyteller; tall tales; storytelling as a form of amusement; local legends regarding hammer throwing (example from Lastingham); FW's ...
Long Narrative Verse
[1968-1970]
This file contains four offprinted papers by Michael Cherniss on epic poems, being 'The Progress of the Hoard in Beowulf', offprinted from the 'Philological Quarterly', volume XLVII, number 4 (October...
Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
Cook, Catherine
[1970-1971]
Compilation of several field recordings. Male and female informants talk about practical jokes, local ministers and preachers, recite dialect poetry, coffins carried on sledges over snow, anecdotes co...
Sound Recordings, Cheshire
Pattison, Susan
[1975]
Jim Wright, recorded at home in Antrobus, talks about his involvement with the Antrobus Soul-Cakers; roles played; first experience of play as a bedtime story told by father and grandfather; pig killi...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
1975
Percy Webb, recorded at home in Tunstall Common on the 27 June 1975; sings 'The Boy Truly Regrets'; [gap]; 'I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now (Because I Love You)'; [ 'Fiddler's Green']; 'Flanagan's Band...
Collected Papers
Brunk, Wille
1965-1967
This file contains papers received and collected by Wille Brunk during his assistant lectureship at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). This includes a copy of Åsa Werner-Ljungstr...
Devils, Saints and Heroes: A Collection of Stories, Customs and Beliefs from Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes
Clark, Elizabeth S M
1969
A collection of some of the customs, beliefs and narratives from four Scottish islands, Great Cumbrae, Little Cumbrae , Arran and Bute, gathered from printed sources and interviews with selected inhab...