FTX-404 - A FINE OL' FROZZY

DEVON DIALECT -4-

TRADITIONAL REPAST & REFRESHMENT. Selected from hundreds of tape recordings submitted to Folktrax 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. "A fine frozzy": Tom Gammon & son, Ivor, WOOLACOMBE, N.Devon - 1'47"

2. "Some more frozzies": Stella Elliott, Elsie Pearse & Louisa Wrayford, DENBURY, Newton Abbot - 2'05"

3. "Open-air milking": Mr Raymont, MANATON, S.E.Dartmoor - 1'18"

4. "Johnny Fortnight": Mr & Mrs Endacott, SANDFORD, Crediton, Mid Devon - 1'12"

5. "Ferreting Boxing Day": Will Daymond, STICKLEPATH, Okehampton - 0'55"

6. "Caught in the cellar": Mrs Vickery, CULLOMPTON - 2'07"

7. "Racking the scrumpy": Mr Patt, LANDKEY, Barnstaple (rec by Mrs D Jones) - 1'14"

8. "A middling palaver": Mrs Cleverdon, SANDFORD - 1'10"

9. "Pigs drunk on cider": Mr Raymont, MANATON - 0'39"

10. "Hog's Pudding": Mrs Gagg, GALMPTON with CHURSTON, Brixham, S.Devon - 1'48"

11. "Drinking Limits": Alf Tucker, TOTNES (rec by Peter Kennedy) - 0'36"

12. "A persistent drinker": Mrs Vickery, CULLOMPTON - 1'14"

13. "The pitfall": Mr Farleigh, BIGBURY with RINGMORE, S.Devon - 2'01"

14. "The village shop": Marian Gerry, EAST BUDLEIGH with BICTON, E.Devon - 3'24"

15. "Can't get aught for naught": Mrs Conibere & Mrs Endacott, SANDFORD - 2'32"

16. "What happened to all they mazards ?": Walter King, LANDKEY - 3'15"

17. "Specialities": Bessie Wilson, SIDMOUTH - 2'47"

18. "The milk-float": P Wright, AYLESBEARE, nr Exeter - 1'14"

19. "Three little maids": Peggy Tucker, May Cruze & Phyllis Anstey, DARTMOUTH, S.Devon - 2'01"

20. "A dog in the dowst": Mr P Isaac, CRUWYS MORCHARD, Tiverton - 1'05"

21. "Mind your breeches": Annie Crebur, WEST CHARLETON (rec by Bob Pimm) - 1'09"

22. "A knee-hole pound": Mr Ingram & Mr Elliott, BANTHAM, S.Devon - 202"

23. "A Devon toast": Mrs Elsworthy, CHERITON FITZPAINE, Mid Devon - 0'12"

24. "A skinful of cider": Ron Cox, BUDLEIGH SALTERTON, E.Devon - 1'14"

25. "The little bullock's heart": Mrs Vickery, CULLOMPTON - 2'22"

26. "Dead-dog scrumpy" sung by "Willum, PLYMOUTH (rec by Peter Kennedy) - 1'33"

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

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