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Total number of records: 6

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culture6
folk music6
community life5
musical instruments5
play5
english language - dialects4
entertainment events4
folk dancing4
history3
occupations3

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Hayes, Raymond (1909-2000)5
Sullivan, Keith Frederick5
Halpert, Herbert (1911-2000)1

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Truth in Folk-Songs: Some Observations on the Folk Singer's Attitude

Halpert, Herbert (1911-2000)

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains a photocopy of Herbert Halpert's paper on the relationship between folk singers and folk songs in the United States, in particular ballads and songs of British ancestry. The paper i...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

11 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; talks about living in the village; his time away and life during World War Two (air raids); his MBE for services to archaeo...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

1 December 1976

[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; sings and plays [ 'All the Darkies are A-Weeping'] on the ukulele, followed by [ 'She's My Sweetheart'], [ 'Wait 'Til the C...

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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 ...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

6 January 1977

[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; talks about Gypsy Traveller music and singing; local dance bands and musicians; the song 'Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major'...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

2 April 1976

[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; talks about songwriting, singing and playing at dances in the local school hall; playing the banjo and ukulele; sings and p...

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