Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Description
[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; talks about Gypsy Traveller music and singing; local dance bands and musicians; the song 'Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major'; songs with stories; dance band tunes; plays ukulele and sings 'Woodpecker Serenade' (American song, popular during World War Two); plays unidentified tune; plays and sings 'Run Rabbit Run'; Jack Page tunes; parents' thoughts on RH playing at dances; practising; plays and sings 'On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at' (refers to the tune to which it is sung, 'Cranbrook'); pronunciation in song - North and West Riding differences; sings fragments of dialect songs; reference to 'Holmfirth Anthem' [ 'Pratty Flowers']; brass bands; writing his own songs; sings fragment of 'The Miner's Daughter'; using existing/popular tunes; sings fragment of song about a local character, and discusses/recites other verses written by a local schoolmaster; sings fragment of one of his own songs re. archaeology, and talks of alterations/additions to the song made to fit various archaeological digs RH has been involved in; first song book, 1928; RH's publications (archaeology, local history); excavation at ?; talks about quoit playing, its decline in the 1950s and attempts at revival; influence of transport on pastimes; Hutton village population; RH's MBE in 1966. Conclusion of interview which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A433r. 27 of 68.
Metadata
| Identifier | my1qpvzn |
| IRN | 414485 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A434r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/my1qpvzn |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Sullivan, Keith Frederick |
| Date | 6 January 1977 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 48' 07". |