Ravensthorpe Festival of Wool, oral history collection, June 1982

This material is held atEast Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)

  • Reference
    • GB 3003 EMOHA114
  • Dates of Creation
    • 4-6 June 1982
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 4 Interviews, 3 Sound effects

Scope and Content

This oral history collection comprises 4 Interviews and 3 Sound effects surrounding the Ravensthorpe Festival of Wool from the 4th to 6th of June 1982, recorded by Anthony Wornum. Recordings comprise several interviews with participants, contributors, experts and visitors to the festival. Sound effects include sheep shearing, morris dance, folk music, wool spinning.

Administrative / Biographical History

Inhabitants of the village of Ravensthorpe came together to create a village festival based around the intention of beating the record for creating a coat from sheep to wearer, previously held by the Throckmorton Coat in 1811. This collection was recorded by Anthony Wornum, Senior Assistant Recordist for the BBC Film Department at Ealing film studios as training experience.

Access Information

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Open reel tape

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Anthony Wornum

Related Material

Transcript available through EMOHA, emoha@leicester.ac.uk