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manners and customs4
social life and customs4
community life3
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Russell, Ian10
Gifford, Terry4
Couldwell, Jack2
Dawson, Betty1
Dawson, John1
Dyson, Ernest1
Dyson, Mina1
Flannery, Martin1
Hancock, George1
Hancock, Mrs1

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian; Gifford, Terry

December 1971

Jack Couldwell, interviewed in his own home in Worrallby Terry Gifford. Talks about his grandfather and the Big Set (Christmas carol band), and describes the instruments played, route taken, houses vi...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

14 December 1972

Assembled company singing carols in the Black Bull pub, Ecclesfield, with brass accompaniment. Concludes on tape LAVC/SRE/A200r.

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

22 December 1974

Open-air carol service, with brass band accompaniment, recorded in Skelmanthorpe.

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian; Gifford, Terry

December 1971

Martin Flannery, interviewed in his own home in Sheffield by Terry Gifford. Describes his personal involvement in the local carolling tradition, and singing as a youngster in the Stannington area of S...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian; Gifford, Terry

December 1971

Ernest Dyson and his wife Mina Dyson, recorded in their home in Stannington, Sheffield. Discussion of local carols in Sheffield - names of carols and localities to which they refer; Stannington brass ...

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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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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian; Gifford, Terry

December 1971

Jack Couldwell, interviewed in his own home in Worrallby Terry Gifford. Describes Christmas carol singing in Worrall, the route followed in Sheffield; part singing, piano accompaniment (symphonies) an...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

12 January 1970

John Dawson and Betty Dawson, recorded in their home in Sheffield, playing the piano, singing carols and in conversation. Includes a medley of popular tunes played on the piano; discussion concerning ...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

7 August 1972

George Hancock recorded in conversation at home, Sheephill Farm, in the Ringinglow area of Sheffield. Mrs. George Hancock also contributes. Talk of (dairy) farming; Penistone and Bakewell markets; alt...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

2 February 1971

Col Revitt, recorded at home in Worrall, talks about carol singing with the Big Set (carol band) - describes the route taken, through Worrall, Wadsley and Oughtibridge, houses visited, carols requeste...

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