| Description | Tracks 1 - 14: Actuality with two elderly women (Mrs Amy Salter and Mrs Ada Shaw) from Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley, South Yorkshire and Charles Parker. The two women speak about the local mining community and their memories of growing up in the area. The women talk about traditions such as mumming and wassailing, and describe traditional local festivities. The women talk about the Irish community in Barnsley, with reference to the men that came to work in the mines. Mrs Salter describes her experiences going to work in a local mill and the consequences of not having much money growing up. The women speak about the songs and games of their childhood. The ladies discuss the relations between the different local mining communities.
Total: 32.22 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0298180 |