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Yorkshire Words & Wisdom
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Keeping traditional Yorkshire words and wisdom alive through poems, songs and stories.
Channel owned by William Rhodes, a native of South Yorkshire/West Riding of Yorkshire, lover of local history, and proud member of the Yorkshire Dialect Society.
Channel owned by William Rhodes, a native of South Yorkshire/West Riding of Yorkshire, lover of local history, and proud member of the Yorkshire Dialect Society.
The Barnsley Carol (Christmas Eve) by Arthur Godfrey - local history, biography, and dialect reading
Ey up, I wanted to cover something Christmas-y this time in keeping with the festive season, and the obvious choice was the amazing story behind the (re)discovery of Arthur Godfrey's Christmas Eve (aka The Barnsley Carol) and a quick look at some of his other works.
In this video, I read an extract of Arthur Godfrey’s Christmas Eve Grotesque (subtitled: Barnsley Glassblower’s Weird Adventure) and his 1943 poem, Christmas Star.
For more info on the amazing work that Barnsley Museums have been doing to find out more about Arthur's life, plus the scans of his works that I read in this video visit: barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2024/11/21/arthur-godfrey-a-barnsley-christmas-eve-carol-2024-update/
In this video, I read an extract of Arthur Godfrey’s Christmas Eve Grotesque (subtitled: Barnsley Glassblower’s Weird Adventure) and his 1943 poem, Christmas Star.
For more info on the amazing work that Barnsley Museums have been doing to find out more about Arthur's life, plus the scans of his works that I read in this video visit: barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2024/11/21/arthur-godfrey-a-barnsley-christmas-eve-carol-2024-update/
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Etymology of York (and New York) - from the Celts, to the Vikings, to the Modern Era
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To mark the recent Thanksgiving in the US, I thought we'd take a look at something that might interest viewers over the pond: how York (and by association New York) got its name - from ancient Celts, to Romans, to Angles, to Vikings and beyond. This video provides a whistle stop tour of about 2000 years of history, brushing many cultures and languages - so I highly recommend that you dig deeper...
The Barghests of Yorkshire - Traditional Yorkshire Folklore/Myth and Dialect Eye Witness Account
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To celebrate the gloomy, spooky time of year, we're taking a look at one of Yorkshire's eeriest myths: the Barghests of Yorkshire. Barghests seem to be a Yorkshire/Northern England regional variation of the infernal Black Dogs that appear in folk tales across the UK. The Barghests pop up across Yorkshire and in this video we take a look at a few that feature in Rev Thomas Parkinson's 'Yorkshire...
A Barnsley Poem (Challenge) - Broad Yorkshire/Barnsley Dialect Poem by Nicola Chudasch
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Here's a fun poem by Barnsley writer, Nicola Chudash. In the poem's description, Nicola writes: "a poem written in my native slang, and a challenge to you, to read and understand it" The original poem and links to more of Nicola's work can be found here: www.booksie.com/posting/nicola-chudasch/a-barnsley-poem-a-challenge-284784 Read by William Rhodes of Yorkshire Words & Wisdom
Guy Fawkes the Yorkshireman - York/Yorkshire Local History and Dialect Poems
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To mark Bonfire Night (or Guy Fawkes Night), we're taking a look at the Yorkshire origins of the famous Gunpowder Plot conspirator, Guy (or Guido) Fawkes - from his birthplace of York to ties to nearby areas like Harrogate. I also read 2 traditional dialect poems from F. W. Moorman's 'Yorkshire Dialect Poems', taken from the Guy Fawkes Day section (original author and date missing): First poem:...
The Oaks Pit Disaster - Barnsley/Yorkshire Mining History and Dialect Song
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This week we're taking a look at the Oaks Pit Disaster (or the Oaks Explosion as it’s also known) that occurred near Stairfoot in Barnsley (West Riding of Yorkshire at the time, now South Yorkshire). This tragic event remains the worst mining disaster in Yorkshire (and indeed English) history. I round out the video with my take on a Yorkshire song about the event that has been preserved by the ...
Denby Dale Pies - Local Yorkshire History & Ian McMillan Poem
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Here's a local history video about Denby Dale and the village's fixation with giant pies. Denby Dale is a rural village in West Yorkshire that lies almost equidistant between Barnsley, Huddersfield and Wakefield. The village has had a long connection to agriculture and the textile industry and also saw a lot of growth in the industrial revolution through factories springing up and mining in the...
Working Voices from Castleford - West Yorkshire Stories and Local History
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Working Voices from Castleford: Smawthorne and Glasshoughton is a 1992 collection of stories about work and life in the Smawthorne and Glasshoughton areas of Castleford, West Yorkshire. The stories were submitted by locals and edited into one volume by Steve Davenport as part of a community development programme relating to a housing renewal scheme. Castleford is part of the City of Wakefield d...
Barnsley Chop by Kay Buckley - South Yorkshire Dialect/History Poem
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Kay Buckley was a poet from Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Her poems have been published in various magazines and anthologies, and a collection of her work was published posthumously under the title 'The Place is You'. Barnsley Chop is poem that harks back to a visit from the Prince of Wales to mark the opening of Barnsley town hall. The guests at the opening were served Barnsley Chops, which are v...
Briggate on a Sattd'y Neet - Yorkshire Dialect Poem about Leeds
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This is my take on John Hartley's 1898 poem, Briggate at Setterd'y Neet as featured in his Yorkshire Lyrics collection. I've updated many of the Victorian references to bring into the 21st century, and have adapted the West Riding Dialect he used to a form that is more similar to my native speech. An online archive copy of Hartley's Yorkshire Lyrics can be found on the Project Gutenberg site. W...
The Dalesman's Litany - Traditional Yorkshire Dialect Poem/Song
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This is a reading of the traditional Yorkshire dialect poem/song, The Dalesman's Litany. The lyrics tell a story of a poor country lad, who is forced to move from his native countryside home to the harsh industrialised towns of Yorkshire to support his family. Shout out to the Yorkshire Garland Group who have preserved these lyrics and many more on their website. Lyrics (a version by Yorkshire ...
The Barnsley Anthem - Traditional Yorkshire Dialect Folk Song
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This is a reading of the traditional Yorkshire dialect folk song, The Barnsley Anthem, in both dialect and English. Shout out to the Yorkshire Garland Group who have been preserving traditional Yorkshire folk songs online for many years. Lyrics: 1 We’re all dahn in t’ cellar-’oil where muck slarts on t’ winders, We’ve used all us coil up and we’re reight dahn to t’ cinders; If bum-bailiff comes...
11 References to Barnsley in Thank Goodness You're Here!
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11 References to Barnsley in Thank Goodness You're Here!
Yorkshire Motto - Traditional Yorkshire Poem
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Yorkshire Motto - Traditional Yorkshire Poem
Another good one to add: the Marrow Song that's played at various points in the game ("what a whopper!") features in the famous Barnsley film Kes in the working men's club scene early in the film. Great little detail!
Brilliant.
Loved that. Not a northerner but lived north of there for a while as a kid. Got to learn a lot of different ways the British and Irish do speak. Thanks for that , love
Tricky, this one. I'm guessing I'm at 60%, there are a few frases that I've never heard before.
The channel Yorkshire Prose comes to mind, I don’t know if you know of that one, but also, great poem, ta and ta ra!
Taa for uplooadin this here! Tha's doin God's wark wi teychin abaat loacal history an wi a nice bit o dialect to goa alang wi it! I Shevvild we've Tom Hague as did similar pooems to do wi t'collier's life, this video reminds me o t'pooem "Markham N°2".
@@Fenditokesdialect ey up, thanks very much for the kind words! I'm away for the next couple of weeks but aiming to upload something once a week going forward - mainly just to preserve/share the dialect and local history. I hadn't come across Markham No 2 before but it's a belter, thanks for sharing!
Great stuff, not many people are aware of how things were back then.
That was quite wonderful, I like the part you added about a’ coortin’ Mary Jane 😉, honestly makes me wish I were in Yorkshire again (I live in the US, but was roaming about the North Moors a month ago)
@@amirmichaelroyer glad to hear you had a good time in Yorkshire! The North York Moors are a lovely part of the world - did you have any favourite spots? Coourtin' (as in 'courting') is still used in the part of Yorkshire I grew up in, mostly by older folk or in a tongue-in-cheek way as a synonym for 'dating' 😄
@@YorkshireWordsAndWisdomI went around Pickering, Goathland, and Whitby, unfortunately didn’t have enough time for Robin Hood’s Bay, but it was all amazing of course! Also, when growing up, I think courting was also used as a bit tongue and cheek, although I always tended to hang around older folks. To be honest, most of “Ilka Moor Baht Hat” seemed pretty easy for me to understand at first, though some of my mates from the south of England weren’t sure what language I was speaking when I asked if they could reckon it 😂
I lived for some time in the late 40s and early 50s in Pontefract and often travelled to Leeds with my Aunt Hilder. One Friday afternoon whilst we were on the way back, the bus stopped outside Burton's factory and a number of girls rushed to get on the bus. I remember it quite well because they were all wearing curlers in their hair and my Aunt said they were probably going out that night. Incidentally, my Granddad, who died in 1942 (before I was born), was a pit deputy in Glasshoughton Main.
@@Keith-b4r8o what a small world! I love hearing snippets like that (i.e. the curlers bit you mentioned), it's so easy for those local memories to be lost. I'll keep an eye out for more stories from the area - loads of local history and bygone industries to be explored.
Great stuff, keep it up!
Very interesting, I really appreciate hearing the old accent, me being an anglofil and an Leeds United supporter since childhood. How would you translate lekkin? The Swedish word "lek" springs to mind, it means play, like a child playing with its toys.
@@LUFC_Sweden thanks for the comment! Lekkin' is also sometimes pronounced as laikin'/laiking and means 'playing' - I'd say it also has connotations of specifically children playing. I've always been told that it's one of the words in the dialect that comes from Old Norse, so I think it shares a common root with the Swedish 'lek' and other similar words in the North Germanic languages. I remember seeing a sign in Norway saying 'Se opp - barn leker', which is extremely similar to the Yorkshire Dialect 'ey up, bairns lekkin''. Hoping to do a video in the future on Yorkshire Dialect words that came to us via Old Norse - there's quite a few of them!
@@YorkshireWordsAndWisdom Very interesting, I'm very interested in etymology and I'm happy to provide you with some words if you wish so.
@@LUFC_Sweden Thanks very much for the offer! I can see an email address on your UA-cam profile - I'll send a you an email over the next couple of weeks with a list of Yorkshire dialect words and their rumoured Scandinavian etymologies, and if you get chance to have a look at them it'd be great to hear whether you think there might be some truth in there somewhere - speak soon!
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