Dialect recording in Cardington, Shropshire
Description
[Side 1] Mr Hotchkiss talks about about making 'hay-bands' [= rope of twisted hay used to bind bundle of hay ] with 'band-twister' [= rope-twister], memories of harvest supper, improvement in wages after World War 1, Mrs Cook recalls 'leasing' [= gleaning corn left in field by reapers], reflections on living conditions in past. [Side 2] Mr Hotchkiss and Mrs. Cook recall threshing with 'threshel' [= flail] or 'swivel' [= flail], memories of annual hiring fairs (in Stretton in May), discuss agricultural contracts and wages. Note: Recording date 1952-07 noted by ear, 1952-12-01 written on lacquer disc label.
Metadata
| Identifier | x49rhk76 |
| IRN | 726543 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D164 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/x49rhk76 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Date | 01 Dec 1952 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 42 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 06 sec. |