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Total number of records: 6

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture6
english language - dialects5
folk music5
agriculture2
community life2
folk dancing2
food2
food crops2
manners and customs2
occupations2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Jimmy6
Dunn, Ginette5
Holy Jim5
Knights, James (1880-1880)5
Hart, Bob (1892-1978)2
Ling, Percy (1906-1982)2
Jay, Reg (1915-1915)1
Kirkup, Samuel1
Ling, Geoff (1916-1916)1
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)1

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Dialect recording in Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

30 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Samuel recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Sharperton dialect and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Jimmy recites the story of the little mous...

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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, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

1974

James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham on the 14 October 1974; talks about Bob Hart; playing quoits; old songs and modern versions; remembering songs; 'Poacher's Song', 'Lancashire Poacher'...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

16 November 1974

Singing at the George and Dragon pub in Farnham [conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A395r]. General conversation about singing and (favourite) songs; [ James Knights] sings 'I Love My...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

1974

James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham on the 11 September 1974; talks about being recorded by Topic Records; family singing; learning songs from the 'News of the World'; father singing; si...

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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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