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play6
culture5
english language - dialects5
sports4
community life3
occupations3
fishing2
oral traditions2
communities1
cooking1

Top 10: People and organisations

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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)3
Attebery, Louie W (1927-)1
Crehan, Junior (1908-1998)1
Fisher, Vivian1
Jacobson, James (1877-)1
Joe1
Lenihan, J M A1
Reay, Billy1
Ritson, John1
Snowball, Joseph1

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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

05 Jun 1939

[Side 1] John supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; William recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100. [Side 2] John and James discuss village cricket club, compare past players no...

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Wicker Egg Basket

Attebery, Louie W (1927-)

April 1972

100-year old woven wicker egg basket owned by Mr. Vivian Fisher, Keswick (Cumbria). The basket was made by a Keswick artisan. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1296.

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Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

16 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Jane recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100 and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Jane recalls a salmon poaching trip at night, describes annual Thropton v...

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Dialect recording in Whalton, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

25 Aug 1939

[Side 1] Joe and Billy talk briefly about cars; Joe outlines recent local cricket matches and personal contributions, compares cricket with football, mentions Billy's weekly trips to watch Newcastle U...

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Sound Recording, Ireland

Taylor, Barry Roy

8 July 1976

Junior Crehan, recorded in Mullagh (County Clare), plays a number of fiddle tunes, and in between talks about from whom he learned some of them (slow airs, dance music); also talks about a pipe player...

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Sports and Athletic Games

1961-1974

This file contains items relating to sports and games of athletic ability, skill, strength and endurance. This includes a copy of 'The Ancient Haxey Hood Game (An Ancestor of Football?)', by J. W. ff....

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