Sound Recordings, Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
Description
[Collector announcement (Parry)]; Tom John, recorded in Pontlottyn [possibly in 1960]; talks about horse feed; straw rope; (Welsh) calls to cattle and horses; farm waggons/carts; ploughing and the quality of the soil; describes plough types; the winter weather and its effect on the community; names given to cattle/sheep/horses at different ages; sheep shearing; sheep marks; de-horned cattle; the cowhouse; [child sings in Welsh]. [Tr. 1] [Collector announcement (Parry)]; Reginald Jones, recorded in Llanfrechfa (Monmouthshire); talks about the village and new houses; a tin works; his work at a brick works in Cwmbran; wages; discusses Cwmbran tiles; family (house); the name for the smallest piglet (a crink); names for sheep; sheep-shearing; describes the cheesemaking process; bakestones and Welsh cakes; fireplace/oven; domestic lighting (paraffin lamps). [Tr. 2] [Collector announcement (Parry)]; Emlyn Phillips, recorded in Cowbridge (Glamorgan) in April 1961; talks about cowsheds - lighting, ventilation, drainage, flooring, tethering positions, the hayloft; describes a (corn) threshing drum and the process of threshing; four-wheeled farm waggons; tip carts; ploughing with horses; single furrow plough; describes the process of thatching a hay rick, and the use of straw rope; talk of a drill plough for potatoes. [Tr. 3] [Collector announcement (Parry)]; Alice East, recorded in Miskin (Glamorgan) [undated]; talks about her education; school(master); resisting corporal punishment; Sunday School - morning service in Welsh, followed by service in English; mother baking on an (iron) bakestone [husband contributes]; breadmaking, tin loaves, breads; fireplace and cooking; dress, clothing, hats; parasols; religion; Welsh speaking. [Tr. 4]
Metadata
| Identifier | nq8xmdjw |
| IRN | 414878 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A827r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/nq8xmdjw |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Parry, David, Kylstra, Henk E |
| Date | 1960-1961 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 69' 30". |