Folk Play Links - Yorkshire, England

Compiled by Chris Little

Groups listed may be folk club, morris dance or amateur drama groups, as well as traditional performers. Publications listed may be cited, extracted or summarised publications, as well as full text.

001 - ? [index to Yorkshire Folk-Lore Journal, Vol.I]
002 - Comex 3. The Yorkshire Diary. [Mention of 1969 performance of the Derby Tup by Commonwealth Expedition members while camping in Greece.]
003 - Curiosities of Popular Customs [extract from Walsh, 1898 - itself extract from Time's Telescope, 1814]
004 - Folk Plays [citation of N. Peacock, in Transactions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society, Vol.9 Pt.55, p.48]
005 - Longsword Dances from Traditional and Manuscript Sources as Collated and Notated by Ivor Allsop [Book for sale: ed. by Anthony G. Barrand, 1996 - includes texts]
006 - Peace Egg [index to Yorkshire Notes and Queries, Ser.II Vol.I, 1905]
007 - Three Folk Plays [Sword Dancers unloc; Guisers, Durham Co; Guisers, Border] [citation of H. Askew, in Transactions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society, Vol.4 Pt.27, Apr. 1926, pp.29-35]
008 - Word-lore, Practices and Beliefs in Blackamore [citation of F.W. Dowson, in Transactions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society, Vol.6 Pt.38, p.31 - Great Driffield; Lockton]
009 - Yorkshire : Christmas Customs [index to Yorkshire Notes and Queries, Ser.II Vol.III, 1907]
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