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Total number of records: 13

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play13
sports13
culture12
folk music12
english language - dialects10
community life9
occupations8
manners and customs7
persons7
folk dancing6

Top 10: People and organisations

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Dunn, Ginette8
Cooke, Jane A3
Webb, Percy2
Bergal, Nancy Ann1
Hammond, Bessie1
Hart, Bob (1892-1978)1
Hinchliffe, Mrs1
Holy Jim1
Jimmy1
Knights, James (1880-1880)1

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

15 February 1980

Geoff Wood and Bob Spray, recorded at the Grove Folk Club in Leeds. Talk of folk clubs in Leeds and the role of Brian Senior; also clubs at the Coach and Horses, [?Seven Hills] and the Union Tavern; t...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Somerville, Nicola M

[1979/1980]

Ken Morland and John Slater, recorded in conversation in Bishop Monkton by Mr. Morland's son [for Nicola Somerville]. The talk is of catching rabbits with ferrets; a local farmer; pheasants and partri...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Cooke, Jane A

8 Nov 1979 - 16 Nov 1979

Children recorded in the playground of Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge, on the 8 November 1979; talking about and demonstrating the games and associated rhymes known to them. They give examples of b...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

12 September 1974

Horace White, recorded at home in Spexhall; talks about the village pub; the Suffolk feudal system; World War One; working life, including fishing in Fraserburgh (Aberdeenshire), local council in Suff...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

July 1974

Lenny Savage, recorded at home in Snape on the 18 July 1974; talks about his childhood, work on a rabbit farm and with steam engines; singing and step dancing (including women dancers) at the Ship Inn...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

21 June 1975

James Smith, recorded at home in Snape; talks about the song 'The Cobbler' and the use of props; sings the song, learned/sung in the Crown pub, Snape, around fifty years ago; singing in the Golden Key...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

Cooke, Jane A

[1979-1980]

Children recorded at Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge; sing three parodies - the first to the Dallas theme tune, followed by 'Burn the Teacher'and 'I'd Like to Teach the RAF'. Also sing 'Chinese Rest...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Cooke, Jane A

[1979-1980]

Mrs. Senior and Mrs. Woodhouse, recorded in Birdsedge; talk about their childhood games at schools in Denby Dale (West Yorkshire) and Tankersley (South Yorkshire). They discuss school dinners and drin...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

July 1974

Session recorded at the Everyman Folk Club, Leiston Sports Centre, on 12 July 1974. Bob Hart sings 'Comrades'[incomplete] and 'What a Funny Little Place to Have One'; Percy Webb sings 'Flash Company' ...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

1974

James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham on the 14 October 1974; talks about Bob Hart; playing quoits; old songs and modern versions; remembering songs; 'Poacher's Song', 'Lancashire Poacher'...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

October 1974

Bessie Hammond, recorded at home in Blaxhall on the 2 October 1974; talks about where she learned the songs she sings - radio, singing at work; singing at an old people's club; learning songs at schoo...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

2 July 1975

Ben Ling, recorded at home in Blaxhall; talks about singing when younger, and learning to sing; singing at school, and during his time in the Army (in France, field artillery); farm work with his uncl...

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