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Total number of records: 80

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holidays80
manners and customs80
culture78
english language - dialects63
folk music63
rites and ceremonies47
community life41
social life and customs35
folk drama30
persons29

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Russell, Ian8
Harrop, Peter K7
Sullivan, Keith Frederick6
Baldwin, John R5
Dunn, Ginette4
Green, Anthony E (1943-)4
Green, Charles3
Savage, Priscilla (1881-1881)3
Calvert, Valerie E2
Cook, E. T.2

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Folk Song: General

1959-1981

This file contains typed song texts for 'Ah'm an O'wd Age Penshoner' (provenance unknown); a photocopy of the text and tune for 'Charley of Armor', collected from Captain Shields by Geoff Wood, from a...

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Sound Recording, Greater Manchester

Edwards, Janet E

[1967]

The collector introduces and sings four songs associated with May Day celebrations in Salford. These include a Molly Dancers' song, which the collector states as having been sung in the city in the 19...

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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

19 March 1976

Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough', [first line: 'When I was a jolly young ploughboy'], 'Farmer's Boy' and [first line: 'Come with me to t...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

October 1974

Lenny Savage, recorded at home in Snape on the 1 October 1974; talks about the musician Jimmy Meadows [LS's brother-in-law]; Mrs. Savage's childhood on a dairy farm; the singer Velvet Brightwell [fath...

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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 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, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall

Patten, Bob

1970-1971

Compilation of field recordings of traditional songs from the West Country(accompanied and unaccompanied, complete and fragments), a monologue and a children's calendar custom rhyme. The songs include...

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

1971-1973

Ken White in conversation in his home in Sheffield , 24 October 1971. Talk of family and childhood, and four songs. [Tr. 1] Albert Broadhead and Bernard Broadhead recorded in one of their homes, in ...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

28 January 1971 - 25 May 1971

Bob Hancock recorded singing and in conversation in his home in Ringinglow, Sheffield. Talks about his experience of learning and singing songs, and refers to others who know old songs (his brother, G...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Ashton, John

[1974/1975]

Harry Slack, recorded in his home in Leeds. Brief reference to singing style (adornment); sings and then discusses 'Uncle Dan McCann', learned from parents; sings 'Said Meself to Herself' and explains...

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Folklore Notes

Mason, Mr

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains a photocopy of a manuscript and newspaper cuttings compiled by a Mr. Mason ca. 1870s-1880s, which forms a collection of folklore items. Although varied, there is a regional element ...

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