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Total number of records: 23

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culture23
holidays23
manners and customs23
folk music16
community life14
english language - dialects14
play14
rites and ceremonies11
social life and customs11
folklore10

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Russell, Ian9
Green, Charles3
Palmer, Kingsley3
Bury, Jack2
Tongue, Ruth (1898-1981)2
Wharton, Colin S2
Adcock, Mr1
Bachelor, Danny1
Bishop, Mrs1
Bradley, Mr1

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

28 January 1971 - 25 May 1971

Bob Hancock recorded singing and in conversation in his home in Ringinglow, Sheffield. Talks about his experience of learning and singing songs, and refers to others who know old songs (his brother, G...

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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 Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

March-May 1971

Mina Dyson playing the piano and in conversation in her home in the Stannington area of Sheffield. Talks about the tunes played, in church and at carol services; village orchestras; Harvest Supper and...

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

1971-1973

Ken White in conversation in his home in Sheffield , 24 October 1971. Talk of family and childhood, and four songs. [Tr. 1] Albert Broadhead and Bernard Broadhead recorded in one of their homes, in ...

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian; Howarth, Leslie

8 May 1973

Jack White and Mrs. Jack White in conversation at their home in the Stannington area of Sheffield. Talk of family members; informant's birthplace; Castleton Wakes; haytime; schooling at Lydgate in She...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

12 January 1970

John Dawson and Betty Dawson, recorded in their home in Sheffield, playing the piano, singing carols and in conversation. Includes a medley of popular tunes played on the piano; discussion concerning ...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

2 February 1971

Col Revitt, recorded at home in Worrall, talks about carol singing with the Big Set (carol band) - describes the route taken, through Worrall, Wadsley and Oughtibridge, houses visited, carols requeste...

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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, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Russell, Ian

June-August 1971

Tommy Hoyland sings 'Six Jolly Miners', and talks about the Grenoside Sword Dance. Recorded in the Shoulder of Mutton pub, Worrall, near Sheffield, on 13 June 1971. [Tr. 3] Douglas Marsden sings 'As...

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A General Survey of the Folklore Collected in the Area Between and Including Lichfield and Walsall

Higgs, Judith

1973

A descriptive study (contemporary rather than historical) of the folklore of South Staffordshire, in the area between Lichfield and Walsall, based on folklore collected through a newspaper survey and ...

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The Shrimping Industry in the Southport Area of Lancashire

Stringfellow, Jonathan

1966

A study of the local shrimping industry to the north and south of Southport, based on fieldwork carried out during the months of April, August and September 1965. The study's sections present an intro...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire and Staffordshire

Siporin, Rae Lee

1965

[Collector announcement]; Jim Driver, recorded in Charlesworth in May 1965; talks about his working life, including ropemaking; starting work at the age of 22/23; cotton rope and its use; his family; ...

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