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Dialect recording in Newcastle upon Tyne
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
29 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Bob recites reading passage about 'wor Susie' in Newcastle dialect; Harry recalls father's uncle, Bob Bagnall, drowning while rowing on Tyne; Jonny recalls winner of rowing race drowning afte...
Jazz Bands of the North East of England
Bird, Elizabeth
1974
M.A. dissertation on the history and contemporary manifestation of marching bands in Northumberland, Durham and North Yorkshire. These bands comprise children aged 8-18, predominantly female, playing ...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
18 March 1976
[Collector announcement]; Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary'; talks about personal changes in employment after World War Two, and his move away from f...
The Fowler Manuscript
Fowler, Wilelmine M E
[1960s-1970s]
Bound photocopy of Wilelmine Fowler's manuscript, 'Yorkshire Sayings and Superstitions Collected in the Neighbourhood of Wakefield' ( ca. 1890s). Fowler intended the manuscript for publication in the ...
Folklore of Worsley: A Miscellaneous Collection of Tradition and Belief From the Area of Worsley, Salford Metropolitan District
Skinner, Margaret
1975
A study of the folklore of Worsley people, based on oral and printed sources. Interviews were conducted with older residents, and children at a Primary School in Walkden. The study contains a sectio...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Houck, Charles L
[Mid 1960s-1970s]
Male and female informant responses to a questionnaire used by the collector as part of his sociolinguistic inquiry in Leeds. For the purposes of data collection, the city was divided into a number of...
Sound Recordings, Lancashire
Calvert, Valerie E; Vickers, Emma
April 1961
Emma Vickers of Burscough talks about Burscough Fair; fortune telling with tea leaves and playing cards; good/bad luck - wedding cake, bouquets; Halloween parties at home - games; New Year traditions ...
Sound Recordings, Powys
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)
[1960s]
[Collector announcement (Ellis)]; Mr. ?Richards, recorded outside in Llanafan-fawr [undated]; talks about the electricity supply to the area; fire grates in local houses; peat burning; local dwellings...
Sound Recordings, Warwickshire
Wharton, Colin S
1967-1968
Jack Bury, recorded in Winderton; talks about harvesting methods - fagging, tying sheaves and leaving to stand for three bells (i.e. three Sundays); discusses a ?sheppick (hay fork); labour force on t...
Sound Recordings, Warwickshire
Wharton, Colin S
1967
Danny Bachelor, recorded at home in Ratley, describes a plant remedy for shingles (used c. 1900); describes cattle cures; mesmerising chickens; breaking eggs; charming animals (horses); use of saltpet...
Sound Recording, Glamorgan
Crook, Rosemary
10 April 1980
May Jenkins (born Treorchy) talks about her family origins, childhood recollections of domestic routines - washing, describes fireplace and oven, order of washing, ironing, starch, order of hanging wa...
Sound Recordings, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1960s]
Mr. Fisher of Thornhill, recorded in 1962; talks about working in a coal mine - hours of work, wages, scale picking (as a youngster); pushing tubs underground; describes the layout underground and the...