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Total number of records: 17

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associations, institutions, etc17
community life17
culture17
english language - dialects9
folk music9
manners and customs5
persons5
play5
communication4
communities4

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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)6
Ashton, John4
Dunn, Ginette2
Webb, Percy2
Broomfield, Tom1
Burland, Dave1
Cleave, Mr1
Dallyn, Mr1
Fry, Mr1
Goddard, Mrs1

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

June 1975

Singing at the Gardener's Arms Folk Club, Ipswich, on the 19 June 1975. Bob Hart sings 'White Wings' and 'What a Funny Little Place to Have One'; Dave Burland sings 'Bitter Withy' , 'Banks of the Bann...

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Oral History Society

[1975]

The Oral History Society held a conference at the University of Leeds' Ellerslie Hall [of Residence] on April 11th-13th 1975. This file contains typed conference details, a booking form, notes by Tony...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

June 1975

Percy Webb, recorded at home in Tunstall Common on 24 June 1975; sings 'Fiddler's Green' [first verse only] and 'The Oak and the Ash' [incomplete], learned from a Woodbridge accordion player. [Tr. 5]....

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Stigell, Ossi

1976

Mr. Dallyn of Halberton [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/689r] talks about his parents and grandparents; refers to a Club Walk and fair in ?; markets in Tiverton and Tiverton Junction. [Tr. 7] [Collect...

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Parish and Church

[1965-1975]

This subseries, comprising a single file only, includes Werner Kissling's ms. notes on the Foresters' Walk in Coverdale (connected with the Ancient Order of Foresters) and its byelaws; Margaret Ottley...

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Dialect recording in Todmorden, West Yorkshire

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

Apr 1939

[Side 1] Speakers demonstrate local pronunciation of Keelam Heights, discuss Chartist Meetings at Basin Stones (1842), recall local characters and all night sessions playing dominoes and cards at ale ...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Ashton, John

[1974/1975]

Irish folk music and song session in the Regent pub, Leeds, including unaccompanied and accompanied (accordion, fiddle) singing. Includes also mouth music, accordion tune and a lullaby. Male and femal...

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University Archive

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1960-1980

This file contains original and copy correspondence, and related papers, concerning Stewart Sanderson's activities as an academic folklorist. Its contents seem to have been selected by Sanderson for d...

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Philological Society

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1946-1961

The Philological Society was a supporter of Harold Orton and Eugen Dieth's early dialect survey work, including their construction of a questionnaire for use in gathering data. Orton and Dieth present...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Ashton, John

[1974/1975]

Irish folk music and song session in the Regent pub, Leeds, including performances by a number of unidentified people. Includes mouth music (lilting), instrumental music (accordion and bodhran), conve...

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Funding

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1946-1970

Harold Orton's preliminary enquiries of academic, charitable and commercial trusts regarding Research Awards/sponsorship to support the work of fieldworkers and editorial team members. Those organisat...

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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

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

07 Jun 1939

[Side 1] Mrs. Thompson and Madge discuss recipe for 'girdle-cake' [= griddle-cake], recall mother's version cooked over open fire; Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Goddard discuss Women's Institute, describe ...

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