Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Description
Tony Chambers, recorded in Ripon, talks about mumming and joining the Ripon Sword Dancers in 1962; lists other members and when they joined; learning lines; parts; costumes; dancing and music as part of the play in the past; the name Sword Dancers; performance locations, including local houses and Cayton Hall, student invitations; Ripon Tourist Board request; the timing of the performances; new performers; swords; Chambers family involvement; rehearsals; the route taken by the performers; tradition and meaning behind the play; the characters; drinking and pub performances; performing on a Monday if Boxing Day falls on a Sunday; the collection; preference for performing on housing estates to pubs; the audience; the future of the play. 23 of 39.
Metadata
| Identifier | d5sqynr7 |
| IRN | 414569 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A518r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/d5sqynr7 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Harrop, Peter K |
| Date | 27 June 1978 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 16' 59". |