Survey of English Dialects recording in Fleetwood, Lancashire
Description
[Side 1] Bob and William in conversation about life on a Fleetwood fishing 'smack' [= single-masted light sailing vessel], comparison of sails now and in past, description of crew and daily watches. [Side 2] Bob and William compare unpopular 'dark moon ebb' [= night watch from high water to low water] and 'light moon flood' [= night watch from low water to high water], Robert recalls several incidents in Laxey Bay, incl. rescue of crew of 'nickey' [= two-masted Isle of Man fishing vessel], remembers getting drunk on whisky punch and carolling on Isle of Man at Christmas aged 17.
Metadata
| Identifier | x87frdrr |
| IRN | 726677 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D298 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/x87frdrr |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Date | Jun 1951 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 18 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 22 sec. |