Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Description
James Knights of Woodbridge [?recorded in 1968] talks about Suffolk and Norfolk men taking seasonal jobs in Burton upon Trent, in October after the harvest; describes work and conditions in the malthouse, turning and baking the malt; JK's singing and learning through his sister; lodgings in Burton; sings 'Curly Williams' and [unidentified]. [Tr. 1] Hector Moore of Brandeston [?recorded in 1968] talks about life in the 1930s, and in particular recollects the Christmas of 1930 in Kettleburghand catching sparrows for Christmas dinner; also remembers a man and his children returning by foot from Burton, where the father had been working in a malthouse. [Tr. 2]
Metadata
| Identifier | nj82xvkp |
| IRN | 414694 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A643r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/nj82xvkp |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Evans, George Ewart |
| Date | [1960s] |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 19' 22". |