Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Description
Children of Armley Park School, recorded in Leeds on the 17 November 1972; talk about joke and story telling; stories about local women thought to be witches; collector talks about trick or treating; the children talk about Mischief Night/Mischievous Night, and the tricks played on that night; Bonfire Night and bonfires; nicknames; boyfriends and girlfriends; birthdays and getting the bumps; chicken runs; popular music; school punishments; nursery rhymes (children sing); boy recites parody of 'The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck'; all read the play, 'The Skull and Bones'. [Tr. 2] The children of Royal Park Primary School, Headingley, Leeds, recorded on the 21 November 1972; talk about stories written by children; jokes; rhymes; leisure time; haunted houses; playing out/staying in; Guy Fawkes Night; collector talks about trick or treating; children talk about Mischief Night and the jokes played on that night (reference to costumes and disguise); Halloween; nicknames; haunted houses; horror films; storytelling (give examples of their own stories); dragon stories/films. [Tr. 3] Continues on tape LAVC/SRE/A656r. 2 of 3.
Metadata
| Identifier | xv61vn2n |
| IRN | 414706 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A655r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/xv61vn2n |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Thomson, Sydney |
| Date | November 1972 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 63' 33". |