Peter Kennedy Collection
Barrow on Humber Plough Play, Lincolnshire 1953. Tape 2
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Unidentified piece of music. Is this a sword dance tune sung by Luke Stanley with piano accompaniment?
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
Accordion piece with dancing background noises. Possibly 'The plough lads dance' with Luke Stanley on accordion, Frank Bell on tambourine, and Jesse Mumby with jug and pan.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
Imitation bird whistles.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
Chorus sings 'The farmer's boy'.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
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Type
sound
Duration
Unknown
Shelf mark
C604/95
Recording date
1953-03-22
Is part of (Collection)
Peter Kennedy Collection
Recording locations
Barrow on Humber, Lincolnshire, England
Recordist
Kennedy, Peter
Description
[*Peter Kennedy's notes transcribed verbatim from the original tape box*] Sword dance (with piano) (early in the morning) follow me down to London Lukes tune.
Related images
- Burringham Plough Jack hobby horse, 1953
- Framework of the Burringham Plough Jacks hobby horse costume, 1953
- Unidentified Burringham Plough Jack with broom, 1953
- Plough Jacks hobby horse, Barrow-on-Humber, Lincolnshire 1953
- Luke Stanley, Barrow-on-Humber, Lincolnshire 1953
- Barrow-on-Humber Plough Jags at the Festival of Britain, 1951
- Barrow-on-Humber Plough Jags at an unknown location, 1953
- Bill Stanley, Barrow-on-Humber, Lincolnshire 1953
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User notes for this item

The performers on this tape are unverified, but are likely to be Stanley, Luke (accordion), Bell, Frank (tambourine), and Mumby, Jesse (jug and pan).
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 27/03/2013 20:45:00

This is the second Barrow-on-Humber plough play tape from February 1953.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 22:01:00

[0:09]
Unidentified piece of music. Is this a sword dance tune sung by Luke Stanley with piano accompaniment?
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 21:35:00

[7:14]
Accordion piece with dancing background noises. Possibly 'The plough lads dance' with Luke Stanley on accordion, Frank Bell on tambourine, and Jesse Mumby with jug and pan.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 21:33:00

[4:01]
Imitation bird whistles.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 21:31:00

[4:52]
Chorus sings 'The farmer's boy'.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 21:20:00