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Dialect recording in Ovingham, Northumberland
Hornsby, G
24 Nov 1938
[Side 1] Edward recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Ovingham dialect. [Side 2] Edward recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Ovingham dialect and supplie...
Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] John supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; William recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100. [Side 2] John and James discuss village cricket club, compare past players no...
Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
16 Mar 1939
[Side 1] John recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100 and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; description of haymaking, incl. discussion of 'coil' [= haycock] and 'bogey' [= ha...
Dialect recording in Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Thorp, Dr H.
Mar 1939
[Side 1] Sarah Ann recites dialect story; supplies responses to list of prompts. [Side 2] Sarah Ann demonstrates series of local phrases and pronunciations; Mrs. Whitton recites 'The Husband's Lament'...
Dialect recording in Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
24 Mar 1939
[Side 1] Dod supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words and recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100. [Side 2] Mrs. Robinson recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in...
Dialect recording in Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
30 Mar 1939
[Side 1] Samuel recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Sharperton dialect and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Jimmy recites the story of the little mous...
Dialect recording in Penrith, Cumberland
Riddell, William
25 Jan 1938
[Side 1] James recites 'Croglin Watty' by Robert Anderson (1770-1883) in Penrith dialect. [Side 2] Blank.
Dialect recording in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland
Riddell, William
17 Feb 1938
[Side 1] John recites 'Butcher and his Calf' in Kirkby Stephen dialect. [Side 2] Blank.
Dialect recording in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland
Riddell, William
17 Feb 1938
[Side 1] John recites 'Lord, Sich a Laugh I Gat Last Week' in Kirkby Stephen dialect; recites numbers 1 to 20, multiples of 10 to 100 and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Blan...
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
November-December 1971
Assembled company singing carols in the Sportsman pub, Lodge Moor, Sheffield, on the 27 November 1971. [Tr. 3]
Dialect recording in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
23 Feb 1939
[Side 1] Mr and Mrs. Brown discuss holidays; George Brown and Mrs. Roe talk about recent day trips. [Side 2] rs. Brown, Mr Brown, George, Mrs. Roe, Hunter, Mrs. Cooper and Maggie demonstrate pronuncia...
Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
27 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Conversation between Joseph, Henry and Jack (mainly inaudible). [Side 2] Edward and John describe working conditions at Acomb Colliery, discuss coal face, fore-shift and back-shift, water in ...