FTX-403 - DID EE EVER YUR TELL?

DEVON DIALECT -3-

SAYINGS, STORIES, RECITATIONS & TALL TALES. Selected from hundreds of tape recordings submitted by members of the Women's Institute, here are some outstanding examples of natural speech from different parts of the county - most were made during 1976 at the instigation of the Devon Federation of the W.I. with the object of preserving good examples of everyday speech of Devon in the mid 70's.

1. "Where there's smoke": Mrs Vickery, CULLOMPTON - 3'32"

2. "Old Jack Littletruth": Alf Tucker, TOTNES, S.Devon (rec by Peter Kennedy) - 3'42"

3. "Fire down below": Will Daymond, STICKLEPATH, Okehampton - 5'18"

4. "Doctor Perkins and the pig": Ms Trott, HAYTOR VALE, Newton Abbot - 1'40"

5. "A dark night"/ "Shifting a fowl-house": P Isaac, CRUWYS MORCHARD - 2'56"

6. "The pig-wire joke" (recitation): Bessie Wilson, SIDMOUTH - 2'52"

7. "Foxtor Mire": Mr Legassik, MEAVY with SHEEPSTOR, W.Dartmoor - 1'36"

8. "The lost child found": Mrs Pavey, HONITON, E.Devon - 2'02"

9. "Rare old characters": Tom Gammon & son, Ivor, WOOLACOMBE, N.Devon - 2'08"

10. "Working donkeys": Annie Crebur, WEST CHARLETON - 1'57"

11. "A clean joint": Mrs Cary, WHITCHURCH, Tavistock - 0'40"

12. "Village chit-chat": Mr & Mrs Knight & Mrs Tucker, LUSTLEIGH - 4'13"

13. "Our Jan": Mrs B Clist, HEMYOCK - 0'29"

14. "More about Jan": Bessie Wilson, SIDMOUTH - 0'56"

15. "Our brass band" (recitaion: A J Coles/ B Wilson): as previous - 5'00"

16 "Widecombe Fair" sung by Bill Westaway, BELSTONE, Okehampton (rec by Peter Kennedy) - 3'59"

Recorded & edited by Peter Kennedy and first published on Folktrax cassettes 1977.

FTX-401 - 'AIVE DOWN YOUR PRONG - The ups & downs of farming

FTX-402 - MORTY UNLUCKY OLD CHAP - A social commentary on rural life

FTX-404 - FRAWZIES AND SCUMPY - Traditional repast & refreshment

FTX-411 - THATCHERS TALK - A Somerset and a Dorset thatcher

FT-412 - WEST COUNTRY FOLKLORE - Dialect speakers from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset & Somerset

FTX-086 - TALES & TUNES OF OLD DEVON - A selection of songs & dances

FTX-087 - Devon fiddler - FRED PIDGEON of Stockland - 30 dance tunes & talk