F.Kitchen (1963)

Source:

Fred Kitchen (Auth.)
Brother to the Ox: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FARM LABOURER [2nd.ed.]
London: J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd., 1963, pp.14-15

Includes a description of Christmas at the farm bailiff's where they were visited on Christmas Eve by mummers who performed the Derby Tup. The first verse of the song is given.

Fred Kitchen was brought up in North Notts., and South Yorks.

Index Terms:

Locations: North Nottinghamshire, Notts.; South Yorkshire, Yorks.
Years: *First Publ. 1940; Publ. 1963
Subjects: Christmas Eve; Derby Tup; Text Fragment; Song
Archives: TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00068

* indicates data that has not yet been validated against the original source and/or has yet to be completely indexed.

Last Updated Nov 1987 by Peter Millington.