Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Description
[Collector announcement]; Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary'; talks about personal changes in employment after World War Two, and his move away from farming; describes food eaten as farm worker, also Christmas food; days off; Hiring Fairs; changes in Scarborough; Hiring Fairs and being hired by local farmers; waggon horses, roads and driving conditions, journeys to Driffield; describes the waggons used and how the horses were attached; TS's job as a horseman; ploughing and types of plough used, organisation of equipment, men and horses on plough days. Fighting between horsemen; method of ploughing; waggoner's responsibilities, leading turnip/corn drills; describes hierarchy of employment on farm (waggoner, lads, waggoner lad) and their individual responsibilities; TS a waggoner lad at Boythorpe; working conditions; describes indoor work (filling bags of corn); women on the farm; Land Girls during World War Two; women and soldiers helping with the harvest; farm jobs undertaken by women/girls; sings 'Smile Awhile'. Conclusion of interview which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A414r. 8 of 68.
Metadata
| Identifier | ht5q3kqh |
| IRN | 414466 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A415r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/ht5q3kqh |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Sullivan, Keith Frederick |
| Date | 18 March 1976 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 65' 32". |