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Total number of records: 113

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture113
folk drama113
manners and customs113
holidays101
english language - dialects96
rites and ceremonies86
folk music45
persons38
clothing and dress31
social life and customs26

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Harrop, Peter K33
Harris, Susan9
Pattison, Susan9
Baldwin, John R5
Green, Anthony E (1943-)5
Russell, Ian4
Calvert, Valerie E3
Goulburn, David3
Green, Charles3
Stevenson, Peter3

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Goathland Plough Stotts [Stots]

Weatherill, Frank (1892-1974)

1962

This file contains a photocopy of ms. notes by Frank Weatherill on the Goathland Plough Stotts [Stots], and the play performed by them ( Goathland, North Yorkshire), [2] pp. The notes appear to be par...

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Plough Monday

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

1982

This file contains a typed letter from Tony Green to the Editor of the 'Times', concerning a letter to that newspaper from Mr. J. W. Swillington regarding Plough Monday and the traditional drama assoc...

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The Bassingham Morris Text

[1970s]

This file contains a photocopy of an ms. recording of a Plough Monday play text used by the Bassingham Morris Dancers ( Bassingham, Lincolnshire) in 1896. The text includes illustrations of the charac...

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Soulcaking At Antrobus

University of Leeds. Television Service

1975

A complete performance of the Antrobus Soulcaking play, recorded in the Wheatsheaf public house, Antrobus (Cheshire), in November 1974. This is followed by interviews with members of the Antrobus Gang...

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The Pace-Egg Play in the Upper Calder Valley: Evidence Relating to a Folk Play Tradition, Illustrating its Features and Social Function from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present Day. A Discussion of its Continuity

Swan, Nigel T

1975

M.A. research exercise examining the history and contemporary manifestations of the Pace Egg Play (a form of Mumming play), customarily performed each Easter in the towns and villages of the Calder Va...

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Sound Recordings, Liverpool, Manchester and Preston

Calvert, Valerie E

April 1961

Peggy Meek describes egg customs - conkering, displaying decorated eggs, egg rolling on Easter Monday, ingredients for decorating eggs [informant is Secretary of the Cumberland and Westmorland Benevol...

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The Pasche Egg

Calvert, Valerie E

1962

A study of the Easter egg and customs associated with it, based on questionnaire responses and fieldwork interviews with informants living in (or one time resident in) Burscough, Workington, Preston, ...

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Tradition and Superstition in the Theatre

Carter, Julie

1980

A collection of theatrical superstitions and traditions, gathered from actors, actresses, musicians and theatre staff working in Leeds and London. The first of six chapters cites the recent changes ...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire

Russell, Ian

25 October 1970 - 28 October 1970

Jack Kay recorded in his home in Marsh Lane, talking about Norfolk Market in Sheffield and copies of song books (Rogers) seen on a stall there; reference to a Whitsuntide hymn sheet; informant's invol...

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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 Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

March-May 1971

Mina Dyson playing the piano and in conversation in her home in the Stannington area of Sheffield. Talks about the tunes played, in church and at carol services; village orchestras; Harvest Supper and...

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Mumming: General

1962-1980

This file contains items generally related to the practice of mumming, and mumming plays. This includes a photocopy of Rosemary Meynell's paper, 'Come, Brave Bow Slash and his Men', from 'Derbyshire C...

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