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Dunn, Ginette8
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Bennett, George2
Hales, Phil2
Richardson, Wicketts2
Savage, Lenny2

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Village Song and Culture: A Study Based on the Blunt Collection of Song from Adderbury, North Oxfordshire

Pickering, Michael J

1981

This file contains a complete photocopy of a typed draft, with ms. corrections, of Pickering's study of the folk songs of Adderbury, as published by Croom Helm , 1982, [viii], 281 leaves. The book was...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

27 November 1976

[Collector announcement]; Phil Hales, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about singing at the Quoits Supper; song repertoire; audience; barn dances and songs; musicals; learning songs; favourite song...

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Student Traditions at Leeds University

Edwards, Susan

1967

A study of student traditions at the University of Leeds, based on information collected from back copies of Leeds University's Students Union newspaper, 'Union News', and interviews with a former stu...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

October 1974

Bessie Hammond, recorded at home in Blaxhall on the 2 October 1974; talks about where she learned the songs she sings - radio, singing at work; singing at an old people's club; learning songs at schoo...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

5 October 1974

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, talks about village concerts, the singer Jack Davy, speeches re. the village and songs sung, village organisations, other singers, (step) dancing, village dances, ...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

2 April 1976

Bill Stomper, recorded at home in Rosedale Abbey; talks about the village, changes and loss of community spirit; harvest suppers and singing; dialect songs; favourite songs; Fred Linley; Arthur Champi...

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Sound Recording, Oxfordshire

Pickering, Michael J

25 March 1978

Fanny Hitchman, recorded in Adderbury; sings two songs. The first is a May song, the second is titled 'Dame Crump'. [Tr. 1] Male informant, recorded at home, remembers inhabitants of Adderbury; waln...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

27 November 1976

[Collector announcement]; Phil Hales, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about the village of Ugthorpe, and acceptance of him as an outsider; Ugthorpe youth club, and attitude towards young people in...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

2 July 1975

Ben Ling, recorded at home in Blaxhall; talks about singing when younger, and learning to sing; singing at school, and during his time in the Army (in France, field artillery); farm work with his uncl...

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Written Dialect Tradition in the West Riding of Yorkshire

Harris, Wendy

1973

An examination of song, recitation in verse and prose, and other items created for either public or private performance, appearing in dialect form and gathered from written or printed sources covering...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

10 September 1974

George Bennett, recorded at home in Snape; sings 'Bring Back My Bonny', 'Dab a Little Powder On It, Father', 'The Laughing Policeman' [laughing only]; conversation, including GB's ?wife/?sister; talk ...

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Staverton Bridge (Folk Group)

Staverton Bridge (Folk Group)

1973-1975

This file contains papers relating to the folk music group Staverton Bridge, a professional trio of folklorists/musicians ( Tish Stubbs, Paul Wilsonand Sam Richards) specialising in the performance of...

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