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Archive File

West Midlands Responses: Book VII, Part 4

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VII, Part 4: Days, Festivals. Includes questions VII.4.1 Tomorrow -VII.4.11 Festival.

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian; Gifford, Terry

December 1971

Jack Couldwell, interviewed in his own home in Worrallby Terry Gifford. Describes Christmas carol singing in Worrall, the route followed in Sheffield; part singing, piano accompaniment (symphonies) an...

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Sound Recordings, Staffordshire

Harrop, Peter K

24 December 1978

Uttoxeter Feather Guizers perform their hero/combat play in the pubs of Uttoxeter. [Pub background noise affects parts of the recordings]. Performances also recorded in Blounts Green and Loxley Green....

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

March-April 1971

Col Goodison, recorded in his home in Sheffield, singing and in conversation. Sings fragment of 'Give Me the Spade'; talks about other songs/singers, including his father; Knur and Spell; Christmas ca...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Harrop, Peter K

27 June 1978

Tony Chambers, recorded in Ripon, talks about mumming and joining the Ripon Sword Dancers in 1962; lists other members and when they joined; learning lines; parts; costumes; dancing and music as part ...

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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...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

3 April 1976

[Collector announcement]; Fryup Cricket Club Dinner, recorded in a pub [in Newton ]; general conversation; unidentified male recites Christmas rhyme (repeated) and a New Year rhyme (traditionally spok...

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Sound Recording, Cheshire

Pattison, Susan

November 1974

Soundtrack for the film 'Soulcaking at Antrobus', made by Leeds University Television Service in 1975. Includes a complete performance of the Antrobus Soulcake play, recorded in the Wheatsheaf pub, An...

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Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire

Harrop, Peter K

28 May 1979

Don Rouse, recorded in the Elephant and Castle pub, Bampton, talks about the Bampton mummers' play; the play's revival in 1946 by Ted Hunt, following enquiries by Reverend Bateman; the script; learnin...

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Plants in Folklore

[1960s]

This file contains cuttings from the 'Plants in Folklore' series published in 'Amateur Gardening' (?in the 1960s). The series was written by A. J. Huxley and illustrated by G. R. Kingbourn, and each p...

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Sound Recordings, Cheshire

Harrop, Peter K

31 October 1978

Antrobus Soul-Cakers perform their soul-caking play outside the Holly Bush pub, Little Leigh. Incomplete recording - starts with fragment of the Doctor's speech, and continues with Dairy Doubt. [Tr. 1...

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