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culture4
english language - dialects4
play4
sports3
community life2
fishing2
occupations2
oral traditions2
communities1
entertainment events1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)3
Crehan, Junior (1908-1998)1
Jacobson, James (1877-)1
Joe1
Lenihan, J M A1
Reay, Billy1
Ritson, John1
Snowball, Joseph1
Taylor, Barry Roy1
Thompson, William (1873-)1

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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

05 Jun 1939

[Side 1] John supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; William recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100. [Side 2] John and James discuss village cricket club, compare past players no...

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Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

16 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Jane recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100 and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Jane recalls a salmon poaching trip at night, describes annual Thropton v...

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Dialect recording in Whalton, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

25 Aug 1939

[Side 1] Joe and Billy talk briefly about cars; Joe outlines recent local cricket matches and personal contributions, compares cricket with football, mentions Billy's weekly trips to watch Newcastle U...

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Sound Recording, Ireland

Taylor, Barry Roy

8 July 1976

Junior Crehan, recorded in Mullagh (County Clare), plays a number of fiddle tunes, and in between talks about from whom he learned some of them (slow airs, dance music); also talks about a pipe player...

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