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Dialect recording in Morebattle, Roxburghshire
Dieth, Eugen (1893-1956); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
23 Aug 1939
[Side 1] Mr Currie tells an anecdote about a minister seeking selection for the local kirk, general discussion of local flower show, leeks, barley soups, scabious. [Side 2] Mr Currie recites the story...
Sound Recordings, England
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Barry, Michael V (1935-); Francis, W Nelson (1910-2002)
[1960s]
Compilation of extracts from field recordings made between 1953 and 1959 as part of the Survey of English Dialects, dubbed and edited from gramophone disc copies by Reg Ross of the University of Leeds...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
June 1975
Ruby Ling, recorded at Snape Old Folks' Club, sings 'Wheel Your P'rambulator'; Bob Hart sings 'Why Shouldn't We Sing?'; all sing a hymn, 'Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer'. Recorded on 19 June 1975. [...
Sound Recordings, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1950s]
Male informant, recorded in Therfield; talks about ploughing with horses; the self-binder; horse-driven threshing machine; storing corn, and selling at [?Royston] Corn Exchange; taking wheat to mill f...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
October 1974
Dick Woolnough, recorded at home in Snape during the 30th and 31st of October [woman and small child - ?daughter and grandson - also present]. Sings 'London Apprentice Boy'; comments/conversation; sin...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
2 November 1974
Geoff Ling, recorded at home in Blaxhall; sings 'The Green Bushes', learned from his grandfather, Aaron Ling; singers in the Ling family; Harvest Frolics; the Ship Inn, singing and the segregation of ...
Sound Recordings, Berkshire, Surrey, Essex and West Sussex
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
1959
[Collector announcement]; Charles Allen, recorded in West Ilsley; talks about ploughing with horses; ploughing with tractors; compares past and present; describes a working day on the farm; the villag...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
30 June 1975
Arthur Drewery, recorded at home in Blaxhall; talks about his song repertoire; sings 'The Blackboard of My Heart'; reference to the Blaxhall Ship Inn, and the Lion pub, Little Glemham; learning songs ...
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...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
July 1974
Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape on 17 July 1974; sings 'City of Laughter'. [Tr. 1]. Conclusion of session which starts on tapes LAVC/SRE/A340r and LAVC/SRE/A341r. Bob Hart, recorded at home on 2...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
11 September 1974
James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham; talks about singing as a boy, winning first prize in a singing competition; song papers, murder songs, song papers and penny song books; learning tun...
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'...