Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Description
[Collector announcement]; Luke Gallon, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about his family's ages and employment; discusses the recent quoits club social event [?Quoits Supper]; songs - practising, sources, repertoires of singers at the quoit social, song ownership, choice of songs and audience participation; young quoits players and plans for a lads' team; two Ugthorpe teams (A and B), number of players, club handicap; other teams; history of the game in Ugthorpe; use of horseshoes as quoits; revival of popularity in the game; prizes; encouragement of younger players; singing after matches - importance of someone to start the singing; the Gallon and White families. LG talks about changes in quoit playing since his youth; other places with post-match singing; Ugthorpe and Lealholm noted for their singing; community spirit in the village, compared with others; thoughts on the future of quoit playing and singing in the village; organisation of singing and singing in other villages; favourite singers; pub landlord, the running of the pub and relations with the locals; dominoes drive, singing and food at the Quoits Supper; LG's sons; farm work during the Depression; farm employment opportunities locally; the local estate and amalgamation of smaller farms; the decline of the farming community; the moors, common land and common rights. Continues on tape LAVC/SRE/A448r. 40 of 68.
Metadata
| Identifier | fmqxlp61 |
| IRN | 414498 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A447r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/fmqxlp61 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Sullivan, Keith Frederick |
| Date | 29 November 1976 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 89' 00". |