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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...

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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 ...

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Sound Recordings, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire

Baldwin, John R

1969

George Dawes [Dusty Dawes], recorded at home in Meysey Hampton; discusses the chorus to the songs 'Treat My Daughter Kindly' and 'Down in the Fields Where the Buttercups Do Grow'; talks about [?step/?...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire,

3 February 1981

Ken Sutcliffe, recorded in his home in the Cookridge area of Leeds; talks about papers and books concerning World War Two bombers; occupied territories (Holland); photographs; [collector announcement]...

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Sound Recordings, Dorset

Panheinen, Ossi

[1970]

Mr. Denning, recorded in Netherbury; talks about the cider making process, including fermenting, corking and tapping barrels, quantities made, apple orchards, storage, the cider press (demonstrates/ex...

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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...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

September 1974

Ruby Ling, recorded at home in Snape on the 9 September 1974; sings 'Granny's Song at Twilight', 'You Forgot to Remember', 'When You Played the Organ', 'When You're Feeling Blue', 'By the Waterfall', ...

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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...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

Cooke, Jane A

[1979-1980]

Schoolgirls recorded in the playground at Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge, on the 24 January 1980. Sing 'I'm Only a Poor Little Gymnast', 'Vote, Vote, Vote'[skipping]; talk about being on, and winte...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

November 1974

Singing at the Ship Inn, Blaxhall, on the 15 November 1974. Percy Ling tells jokes; Geoff Ling sings 'In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree'; Cyril Poacher attempts 'The Bonny Bunch of Roses' (twice); Bo...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Morris, Patricia M

October 1981

Dorothy Ibbotson, recorded at home in the Kirkstall area of Leeds; sings 'The Warrior's Little Boy' (learned from her grandmother), and talks about her attempts to trace the song's origins; gives biog...

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