[England, Scotland, Wales : folklore and customs]
STP 309 BBC Sound Library [England, Scotland, Wales : folklore and customs] - 1962. - 1 audio tape reel
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.
SR02466