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human body7
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culture6
folk music5
folklore5
play5
buildings4
community life4
games4
human settlements4

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Cooke, Jane A4
Daniel, Tom1
Dunn, Ginette1
Ewing, Bill1
Frith, Mrs1
Frith, Toni1
Green, Anthony E (1943-)1
Hart, Bob (1892-1978)1
Herdman, Cecil1
Hill, Bill1

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Cooke, Jane A

23 Nov 1979 - 14 Dec 1979

Schoolgirls recorded at Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge, on the 23 November 1979; discussing the games they have learned from their teacher, and the clapping rhyme 'My Mother Told Me'. [Tr. 5] Chi...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Cooke, Jane A

[1979]

Mrs. Wood, recorded in Birdsedge; gives biographical details and information on her schooling in Ridgeway, Derbyshire, and Sheffield; describes the school at Ridgeway and playtimes (in the mid 1940s);...

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Dialect recording in Wall, Northumberland

Lenihan, J M A

Jun 1939

[Side 1] Memories of various pranks incl. putting hen down neighbour's chimney and friends taking blame, remember Margaret Henderson selling tobacco for halfpenny, anecdote about Ned Telfer persuading...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

Cooke, Jane A

[1979-1980]

[Conclusion of interview with Mrs. Senior and Mrs. Woodhouse, recorded in Birdsedge, from tape LAVC/SRE/A083.] Explanation of ring game 'I Had a Pigeon in My Pocket' - Mrs. W. knew it as 'Lucy Locket ...

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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 Recordings, West Yorkshire

Cooke, Jane A

[1979-1980]

Children recorded at Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge; sing three parodies - the first to the Dallas theme tune, followed by 'Burn the Teacher'and 'I'd Like to Teach the RAF'. Also sing 'Chinese Rest...

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Sound Recordings, Yorkshire

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

[1975]

Compilation of field recordings (copy extracts) made by Tony Green and others (including students of the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies), and possibly used by him in a session, Interviewin...

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