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Sound Recording, [Norway]
Calvert, Valerie E
1961
[Announcement: results of a questionnaire issued by the Norsk Ethnological Institute]; male discusses Easter food and eggs in Norway - relates findings of survey - customary practices, egg consumption...
Jack-in-the-Green
Judge, Roy (1929-2002)
1975
M.A. study in four sections. The first offers a definition of the Jack-in-the-Green, whilst the second examines the historical context that lay behind the early use of the term around 1800, and consid...
Goathland Plough Stotts [Stots]
Weatherill, Frank (1892-1974)
1962
This file contains a photocopy of ms. notes by Frank Weatherill on the Goathland Plough Stotts [Stots], and the play performed by them ( Goathland, North Yorkshire), [2] pp. The notes appear to be par...
Plough Monday
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
1982
This file contains a typed letter from Tony Green to the Editor of the 'Times', concerning a letter to that newspaper from Mr. J. W. Swillington regarding Plough Monday and the traditional drama assoc...
The Bassingham Morris Text
[1970s]
This file contains a photocopy of an ms. recording of a Plough Monday play text used by the Bassingham Morris Dancers ( Bassingham, Lincolnshire) in 1896. The text includes illustrations of the charac...
Soulcaking At Antrobus
University of Leeds. Television Service
1975
A complete performance of the Antrobus Soulcaking play, recorded in the Wheatsheaf public house, Antrobus (Cheshire), in November 1974. This is followed by interviews with members of the Antrobus Gang...
The Pace-Egg Play in the Upper Calder Valley: Evidence Relating to a Folk Play Tradition, Illustrating its Features and Social Function from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present Day. A Discussion of its Continuity
Swan, Nigel T
1975
M.A. research exercise examining the history and contemporary manifestations of the Pace Egg Play (a form of Mumming play), customarily performed each Easter in the towns and villages of the Calder Va...
Sheffield Christmas Carols
[1970s]
This file contains photocopies of ms. and printed carol texts and tunes, collected by Ian Russell from informants in the Sheffield area, especially Lol Loy (i.e. Lawrence Loy) of Wadsley. The photocop...
The Phonology of the Dialect of Shaw (Lancashire): A Descriptive and Historical Survey
Chadwick, Gwen
1976
A study of the dialect spoken in the town of Shaw, near Oldham in Greater Manchester, based on data collected through fieldwork interviews with three local informants.
Easter Witch
April 1965
Young girl dressed up as an Easter Witch, Hög (Varmlands Lan, Sweden). Her costume consists of a head scarf, skirt and apron, boots, yellow embroidered shawl, and a basket. Many Swedish children dr...
Easter Witch
April 1965
Young boy dressed up as an Easter Witch, Vastra Bon (Varmlands Lan, Sweden). His costume consists of a head scarf, brightly patterned apron, and boots. Many Swedish children dress up as witches on E...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Hermansson, Nana
November 1969
Harry Hudson, recorded at home in Leeds on the 20th and 27th of November; talks about Leeds City Market; his first stall; work at a wholesale fruit firm; the Armyand World War One; buying his own busi...