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Total number of records: 14

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culture14
folk drama14
english language - dialects12
folk music10
holidays8
manners and customs8
community life5
communication3
play3
archive administration2

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Russell, Ian8
Green, Charles3
Addy, Sidney Oldall (1848-1933)1
Allen, Harold1
Bingham, Mark1
Broadhead, Albert1
Broadhead, Bernard1
Dyson, Mina1
Green, Mrs1
Hancock, Bob1

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Uffington Mummers' Play

1972

This file contains items relating to the Mummers' play performed at Uffington (Oxfordshire). This includes a photocopy of typed text of the songs performed, and a transcription of the words of the 'Uf...

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

December 1972

Assembled company singing carols in the Black Bull pub, Ecclesfield, with brass accompaniment. Includes also text and song from the Derby Tup play. A member of the assembled company describes performi...

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Mumming: Play Texts, Etc.

Millington, Peter T

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains photocopied and typed papers, produced and collected by Peter Millington, on mumming and mummers' plays, with particular reference to Nottinghamshire. (In the following list, a coun...

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Folk Drama: General

1956-1980

This file contains a copy of Alex Helm's typed 'Index of Folk Plays' (complete to June 1956), [41] leaves, with ms. annotations; a copy of 'Traditional Drama: S[urvey of] L[anguage and] F[olklore]. Re...

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Christmas Traditions

1964-1972

This file contains items relating to Christmas traditions, and includes two photocopies of the section on Christmas (including Christmas Eve, games, mumming, Christmas Day, carols, decorations, food, ...

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Folk Drama and the Chapbook. A Study of the Folk Play in Greater Manchester

Stevenson, Peter

1976

[M.A.] dissertation examining the folk play and printed Chapbook versions of the play in the Greater Manchester area of England. Its first two chapters present the available evidence on the subject, e...

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Sound Recording, Derbyshire

Russell, Ian

May 1970

Tommy Marples, recorded in Marsh Lane, sings four songs, including the 'Derby Tup'. Also discusses the Tup play and the money collected in pubs after performances in Ridgeway (Derbyshire).

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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, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

March-May 1971

Mina Dyson playing the piano and in conversation in her home in the Stannington area of Sheffield. Talks about the tunes played, in church and at carol services; village orchestras; Harvest Supper and...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

28 January 1971 - 25 May 1971

Bob Hancock recorded singing and in conversation in his home in Ringinglow, Sheffield. Talks about his experience of learning and singing songs, and refers to others who know old songs (his brother, G...

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Pace Egg and Mumming Plays, and Christmas Carols

Addy, Sidney Oldall (1848-1933)

[1970s]

This file contains a photocopy (made in the early 1970s) of part of an ms. notebook, with printed extracts pasted in, compiled by Sidney Oldall Addy probably during the 1870s. This includes ms. notes ...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire

Russell, Ian

19 Mar 1970 - 13 Oct 1970

Ronnie Marples sings the 'Derby Tup', and discusses the words of the song. Recorded at Marsh Lane, 19 March 1970. [Tr. 4] Harold Allen sings a mining parody of 'We Plough the Fields and Scatter'. Re...

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