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Total number of records: 203

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culture203
folk music203
english language - dialects169
community life60
manners and customs54
play47
persons35
holidays31
occupations30
musical instruments28

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Russell, Ian97
Hinchcliffe, Frank18
Broadhead, Bernard14
Bergal, Nancy Ann13
Baldwin, John R12
Gifford, Terry11
Green, Anthony E (1943-)11
Loy, Lol11
Smith, David11
Broadhead, Albert10

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

7 September 1972

Grace Walton singing and talking in her home, Rails House Farm, in the Rivelin area of Sheffield. Talks about her father mumming at Stumperlowe Hall, Fulwood, in Sheffield; the passing on of songs and...

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

November-December 1970

Assembled company singing carols in the Sportsman pub, Lodge Moor, Sheffield, on 28 November 1970. Bernard Broadhead sings 'Christmas Tree'. [Tr. 1]

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Russell, Ian

12 July 1973 - Sep 1976

Charles Green in conversation at home in Dungworth, near Sheffield, July 1973. Talks of his favourite songs, and discusses his repertoire; traditional remedies; working life, wages and lifestyle; meth...

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Sound Recording, Norway

Bystad, Berit

4 April 1973

Recordings made in Norway. Schoolchildren give examples of singing games and rhymes; [?collector announcement]; Norwegian women sing and talk about singing games and rhymes; [?collector announcement];...

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Sound Recording, Derbyshire

Russell, Ian

8 March 1970

Harold Allen, singing in the Butcher's Arms pub, Marsh Lane.

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Sound Recording, Worcestershire

Raven, Jon

November 1969

George Derrington, recorded in Great Malvern; introduces and then sings 'The Carnal and the Crane', about a carrion crow and crane discussing the birth of Jesus, and which incorporates two religious l...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Weatherill, Frank (1892-1974)

15 April 1972

Stape Silver Band, conducted by Mr. E. W. Hill, recorded in Danby Methodist Chapel; play instrumental medleys, and accompany congregational hymn singing. A Mrs. Nicholson sings two songs, with piano a...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Mackay, Donald

September 1970

Bob Hart and Dick ? singing in the Crown Inn, Snape.

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

15 February 1980

John Barstow sings 'Galway Shawl'and 'Dan O'Hara'. Recorded at the Grove Folk Club in Leeds. Collector also interviews a member of the audience at the bar of the same club. They discuss folk music/sin...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

26 February 1980

Interviews with audience members at the Leeds University Folk Club; their interest in folk music, why they like the music/folk clubs; John Curtin sings 'The Recruited Collier', and two further unident...

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

27 Mar 1970 - 10 Apr 1970

John Taylor, recorded singing in his home in the Lodge Moor area of Sheffield.

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

30 November 1972

Assembled company singing carols in the Black Bull pub, Ecclesfield. Concludes on tape LAVC/SRE/A195r.

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