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Change-Ringing: The Development of Bells and Change-Ringing with Particular Reference to the Ringers of Send Church in Surrey

Bell, Brigid M

1980

A dissertation comprising five chapters. The first gives a history of church bells and change-ringing, with sections on the origin of church bells, the use of church bells, bell-founders, bell-metal, ...

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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, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

11 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Mrs. Weatherill and daughter Linda, recorded at home in Ainthorpe. Mrs. W. sings 'My Grandfather's Clock', 'Farmer's Boy' and one verse of 'Springtime in the Rockies'; talks ...

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Sound Recordings, Cheshire

Pattison, Susan

1975

Bernard Hurst, recorded at home in Wincham, talks about his involvement with the Antrobus Soul-Cakers; revival of the gang c. 1947-1948, developed from Antrobus Youth Club; origins of the custom; soul...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

[Mid-1960s]

Two males, recorded in Filey in 1962 [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A563r. Date when this copy tape made not known]; in conversation about Filey - changes in transport provisions, local preacher, coble...

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F

March 1963

[Collector announcement]; John Galsworthy, recorded at home in Gwinear on the 28 March 1963; answers a selection of questions from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey Questionnaire [various Books]; talks o...

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Sound Recordings, Cheshire

Harrop, Peter K

31 October 1979

Antrobus Soul-Cakers perform their soul-caking play in the Hazel Pear pub, Acton Bridge, followed by an interview in the pub with Ian MacCormack (Beelzebub); talk of the players' speech/accent, learni...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

7 September 1972

Grace Walton singing and talking in her home, Rails House Farm, in the Rivelin area of Sheffield. Talks about her father mumming at Stumperlowe Hall, Fulwood, in Sheffield; the passing on of songs and...

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Sound Recordings, Cheshire

Pattison, Susan

1975

Wilf Isherwood [David Goulburn also present], recorded in January 1975 at home in Antrobus, talks about soul-caking and how Antrobus acquired the horse's head - taken from the Hatton gang in 1920, fol...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Outhwaite, Paul N

October 1963

Benjamin Harrison, recorded in Farnley; talks about his working life, including work in a coal yard, coal deliveries, working with horses; harvest time; farm labourers' food; work during the summer ti...

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Sound Recording, Oxfordshire

Pickering, Michael J

September/October 1973

Winnie Wyatt, recorded at home in Adderbury, talks about Janet Blunt's folk song collecting, and people's perceptions of her in Adderbury; musical afternoons/evenings at her house; singing in the loca...

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Sound Recording, Redcar and Cleveland

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

8 February 1976

[Collector announcement]; William Hart, recorded at home in Wilton; sings [ 'Mary Ann Malone']; talks about his song repertoire; sings 'The Day I Left Old Ireland', 'Patsy Fagan' and 'Where Did You Ge...

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