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[England, Scotland, Wales : folklore and customs]

Material type: MusicMusicPublication details: 1962.Description: 1 audio tape reelAvailable additional physical forms:
  • BBC 27595 and BBC 27572 dubbed to 135 CDA BBC from tape BBC 309. BBC 28457 dubbed to CDA BBC 114. BBC 27636 Dubbed to CDA BBC 111. BBC LP 27988 dubbed to CDA BBC 125 from tape 309.
Contents:
Wassailing the apple trees, Athelney, Somerset, recorded 12/12/1962 (BBC 27595): 1. Interview: Harold Meade describes wassailing (3'12") -- 2. Ceremony: Charles Ruck sings the wassail song (4'05") -- 3. Song: The Barley Bow [Mow?], sung by Charles Ruck (3'03") - Eton Wall Game, Eton School, Berkshire, recorded 27/11/1962 (BBC 27572). Tim Matthews describes how the game is played and talks to the opposing captains. Recorded after a practice match (4'27") -- Isle of Man : folklore, Introduced by Stewart Wavell. October 1960 (BBC 28457): 1. Changelings, fairy horsemen (9'15") -- 2. Fairies, drogs (3'43") -- 3. Fairy rings (5'00") - Scotland : New Year (Aul' Eel'. New Year customs in North East Scotland. Introduced by James Wilson 26/12/62 (BBC BBC 27636). Description of fire festivals, Yule Log, sowans (14'37") - Country Customs: Radnorshire. Recorded 13.12.62 (BBC LP 27988). Recollections of customs in Radnorshire. Interviewed: Harry Soan: 1. Christmas and New Year (1'51") -- 2. Bread baking (0'51") -- 3. Bees (1'05") -- 4. Funerals, bad luck omens and church customs (5'43") -- 5. Warts (1'51") -- 6. Sheep (1'45") -- 7. Magpies (0'38").
An assemblage of several BBC recordings onto one tape.
Holdings
Item type Home library Shelving location Class number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode
Sound Recordings Sound Recordings VWML Storage STP 309 BBC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Reference only SR02466

Tape.

Wassailing the apple trees, Athelney, Somerset, recorded 12/12/1962 (BBC 27595): 1. Interview: Harold Meade describes wassailing (3'12") -- 2. Ceremony: Charles Ruck sings the wassail song (4'05") -- 3. Song: The Barley Bow [Mow?], sung by Charles Ruck (3'03") - Eton Wall Game, Eton School, Berkshire, recorded 27/11/1962 (BBC 27572). Tim Matthews describes how the game is played and talks to the opposing captains. Recorded after a practice match (4'27") -- Isle of Man : folklore, Introduced by Stewart Wavell. October 1960 (BBC 28457): 1. Changelings, fairy horsemen (9'15") -- 2. Fairies, drogs (3'43") -- 3. Fairy rings (5'00") - Scotland : New Year (Aul' Eel'. New Year customs in North East Scotland. Introduced by James Wilson 26/12/62 (BBC BBC 27636). Description of fire festivals, Yule Log, sowans (14'37") - Country Customs: Radnorshire. Recorded 13.12.62 (BBC LP 27988). Recollections of customs in Radnorshire. Interviewed: Harry Soan: 1. Christmas and New Year (1'51") -- 2. Bread baking (0'51") -- 3. Bees (1'05") -- 4. Funerals, bad luck omens and church customs (5'43") -- 5. Warts (1'51") -- 6. Sheep (1'45") -- 7. Magpies (0'38").

An assemblage of several BBC recordings onto one tape.

BBC 27595 and BBC 27572 dubbed to 135 CDA BBC from tape BBC 309. BBC 28457 dubbed to CDA BBC 114. BBC 27636 Dubbed to CDA BBC 111. BBC LP 27988 dubbed to CDA BBC 125 from tape 309.

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