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Total number of records: 23

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culture23
folk music23
mines and mineral resources23
occupations22
english language - dialects16
community life15
manners and customs13
energy industries12
health8
social life and customs8

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Sullivan, Keith Frederick7
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Hart, William3
Parker, Charles (1919-1980)3
Atchison, Maureen2
Bbc2
Bennett, Mrs2
Bennett, Ray2
Green, Anthony E (1943-)2
Wilkinson, Jim2

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Eccleston, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

Apr 1954

[Side 1] Tom talks about decline of local coal mining industry, comments mechanical coal-cutters too expensive and unsuitable for local pits as roofs too low and 'bracklesome' [= brittle], outlines va...

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

October 1971

Assembled company and soloists singing in the Rose and Crown pub, Ingbirchworth , 16 October 1971. The soloists are Betty Dawson, Bill Needhamand John Beaver. John Dawson accompanies on the piano. [Tr...

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Folk Songs of Northumberland and Durham

Atchison, Maureen

1964

A collection of folk songs recorded from four informants (including a miner, and a mother and daughter) living in Northumberland and Durham. The text and tune transcription for each song are provided....

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Radio Ballads Scripts

MacColl, Ewan (1915-1989); Parker, Charles (1919-1980)

1958-1960

This file contains four typed transcripts of production scripts for programmes in the BBC's Radio Ballads series, by Ewan MacColl and Charles Parker. These are a copy of the production script for 'The...

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Sound Recordings, Durham and Northumberland

Atchison, Maureen

[1964]

Songs sung by Jack Elliott[JE], Christina Short [CS] and Tom Carruthers[TC], preceded by a woman [?Mrs. Elliott] relating her recollections of a mining accident [location not given]; 'Rap 'er to Bank'...

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Songs of the Pit Communities of Northumberland and Durham

Baker, Maxine

1966

A collection of songs gathered from fifteen informants living in Northumberland and Durham. Song texts are included throughout. The study is divided into six sections, with the first presenting hist...

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Sound Recordings, Northumberland, Durham, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and South Wales

BBC; Parker, Charles (1919-1980)

[1950s]

'The Big Hewer', the fourth of eight radio ballads transmitted by the BBC Home Service between July 1958 and April 1964. This programme was produced by Charles Parker, written by Ewan MacColl and Pegg...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

30 November 1976

[Collector announcement]; Jim Wilkinson, recorded at home in Tranmire; sings 'Waters of Tyne', and discusses learning it and other Geordie songs; sings/hums fragment of 'Buy Broom Besoms'; sings 'Bobb...

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Sound Recordings, Northumberland, Durham, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and South Wales

BBC; Parker, Charles (1919-1980)

[1950s]

'The Big Hewer', the fourth of eight radio ballads transmitted by the BBC Home Service between July 1958 and April 1964. This programme was produced by Charles Parker, written by Ewan MacColl and Pegg...

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Sound Recording, Redcar and Cleveland

Sullivan, Keith Frederick; Green, Anthony E (1943-)

16 November 1975

William Hart, recorded at home in Wilton by Tony Green [?daughter and son-in-law, Ray Bennett and Mrs. Ray Bennett, also present]. Sings 'Out in the Wild World'; talks about learning tunes from his fa...

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Sound Recording, Redcar and Cleveland

Sullivan, Keith Frederick; Green, Anthony E (1943-)

29 November 1975

William Hart, recorded at home in Wiltonby Tony Green [?daughter and son-in-law, Ray Bennett and Mrs. Ray Bennett, also present]. WH sings 'Guisborough Fair' and 'I'd Never Tell a Lie This Day', lea...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

11 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; talks about living in the village; his time away and life during World War Two (air raids); his MBE for services to archaeo...

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