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Popular Singing Traditions and Cultural Change in the Old North Riding of Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

1978

Ph.D. divided into five parts, twelve chapters. Following the Introduction, which gives an overview of folksong scholarship and tradition, the thesis contains chapters on the village of Ugthorpe where...

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Sound Recording, Northumberland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

April 1961

[Announcement: probably recorded by Stanley Ellis in 1961 when he returned to check certain responses.]; Willie Pitt, retired farmworker and waggoner recorded in Embleton; talks about a recent shipwre...

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The compleat gamester : in three parts. : Containing

Seymour, Richard Esq

1739

Signatures: A⁶ [-A1] B-O¹² P⁶. Contents: (from t.p.) I. The court gamester: or, full and easy instructions for playing the games of ombre, quadrille, quintille, piquet, basset, faro, and the r...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

6 January 1977

[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; talks about Gypsy Traveller music and singing; local dance bands and musicians; the song 'Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major'...

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Sound Recordings, Essex

Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1967

Charlie Manning, recorded in High Easter; talks about driving a milk cart at the age of ten; driving waggons; ploughing; harvest time; community spirit; marking out a field for ploughing; hedging; cro...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Nottingamshire

Siporin, Rae Lee

1965

Charles Swindles, recorded in Bamford; introduces himself and his wife and daughters; talks about Bamford; the River Derwent and the Howden Reservoir, Derwent Reservoir and Ladybower Reservoir; local ...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

June 1974

[Collector announcement]; May Hard, recorded in Pymore on 13 June 1974; talks about her father's job as a blacksmith, shoes for horses and donkeys, cart repairs, making harrows, repairing/sharpening p...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

28 November 1976

[Collector announcement]; Tommy Gallon, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about songs and singers at quoits club social events; Ugthorpe Quoits Club - membership (extent of Ugthorpe Parish), prizes,...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

10 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Luke Gallon, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about pub singing after quoits matches, the Quoits Supper, history of quoit playing in Ugthorpe, cups, the Danby and District...

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