TY - SOUND TI - England: : customs, dialect PY - 1953/// PB - BBC N1 - Sound disc, analog; Front: Sheep Shearing - Northumberland: 1. Jimmy White (Northumbrian Shepherd) talks and sings while shearing (1'17") Canny Shepherd Laddie of the Hills -- 2. Hand Shears - sound of clipping (0'34"). Rothbury, Northumberland 23.06.54 -- 3. Reed Cutting - Norfolk Broads (1'25") Sharpening scythe, cutting reeds in water. Dec 1953 -- 4. Moth: Wing beats (primel hawk moth) (22.06.53) (0'40") -- Back: Dialect. Northumberland: 1. (2'10") and 2. (2'52") Talk by George Smith of Otterburn on Stickdressing (22.08.54); Dubbed to CDA BBC 116 ER -