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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 ...
Innovations in Joinery and Carpentry
Akin, Michael L
1980
M.A. study with sections on historical origins, the changing concept of joinery, innovation, definitions of the terms carpenter and joiner, changes in practices, tools and tool traditions, materials, ...
Dialect recording in Falstone, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
Jul 1938
Adam recalls parents' diamond wedding, remembers mother's pride at receiving telegram from King, reflects on changes in Falstone, describes community spirit in past, recalls missing school to join fox...
Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
2 April 1976
Frank Raw, recorded at home in Danby with his wife, talks about the village; the decline of the young population and job opportunities in the Yorkshire Dales; changes in farming methods (mechanisation...
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...
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...
Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire and Essex
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1961]
Male informant, recorded in Comberton; talks about working on a farm from the age of eleven; his father and his farming; thatchers in the family; informant learning to thatch; describes a day's work; ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
8 September 1976
[Collector announcement]; Will White, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about singing; living at the Black Bull pub; pub singing; biographical details; running the pub with his wife; also mixed farm...