Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland

Description

[Side 1] Joseph and Henry remember taking goods train home from Bellingham with Scotsman and not understanding a word; anecdotes about leisure time in past. [Side 2] Joseph and Albert recite old saying 'five old wives of Acomb'; rendition of children's song, 'My father died a month ago and left me all his riches ...'.; bemoan lack of traditional singing and dancing.

Metadata

Identifier rlv4g7gh
IRN 726803
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/D/1/D27
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/rlv4g7gh
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record English Dialect Sound Recordings (Northern England)
Creator(s) Orton, Harold, Lenihan, J M A
Date 11 Jul 1939
Size and Medium [Side 1] 03 min. 39 sec., [Side 2] 02 min. 49 sec.

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