Peter Kennedy Collection
Barrow on Humber Plough Play, Lincolnshire 1953. Tape 3
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This is side two of the tape, unrelated to the Barrow on-Humber recordings. This seems to be a compilation of items, some probably recorded at Cecil Sharp House in London. Unidentified singers and songs.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
Laurie Stanley (?) sings 'Acre of land'.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
Laurie Stanley tells a story titled 'Old mother shepherd'.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
Laurie Stanley talks about the plough jags, the dance tunes and learning the melodeon.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
Martin talks about the hobby horse costume and choosing the men for the characters.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
Martin talking about how the Barrow jags got in trouble with the police in 1898.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
Talk with Jack Martin about undertaking research to revive the Barrow-on-Humber plough jag play in association with a local history course.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
Talk with Richard Brown about the plough jags and their activities.
Posted by Andrew Pace on 18/02/2013
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Type
sound
Duration
Unknown
Shelf mark
C604/96
Recording date
1953-03-22
Is part of (Collection)
Peter Kennedy Collection
Recording locations
Barrow on Humber, Lincolnshire, England
Performers
Brown, Richard (spoken, male)
Recordist
Kennedy, Peter
Description
[*Peter Kennedy's notes transcribed verbatim from the original tape box*] Plough jags (10 mins).- Talk about Jags by Richard Brown.- Jack (John) Martin [4'45"] revival [2'57"] play last performed [0'42"] (hobby horse) costumes [0'30"] choice of men.- Larie Stanley (62) talk [1'25"] cross pipe dance [0'30"] learning melodeon [0'54"] old mother shepherd [1'12"] Acre of land.
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

[17:52]
This is side two of the tape, unrelated to the Barrow on-Humber recordings. This seems to be a compilation of items, some probably recorded at Cecil Sharp House in London. Unidentified singers and songs.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 22:29:00

[16:29]
Laurie Stanley (?) sings 'Acre of land'.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 22:25:00

[15:28]
Laurie Stanley tells a story titled 'Old mother shepherd'.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 22:24:00

[13:21]
Laurie Stanley talks about the plough jags, the dance tunes and learning the melodeon.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 22:23:00

[12:03]
Martin talks about the hobby horse costume and choosing the men for the characters.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 22:20:00

[9:06]
Martin talking about how the Barrow jags got in trouble with the police in 1898.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 22:18:00

[4:15]
Talk with Jack Martin about undertaking research to revive the Barrow-on-Humber plough jag play in association with a local history course.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 22:14:00

[0:04]
Talk with Richard Brown about the plough jags and their activities.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 22:13:00

This is the third Barrow-on-Humber plough play tape from February 1953, which includes a number of interviews.
Posted by Andrew Pace, British Library on 18/02/2013 22:11:00