Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland

[Side 1] Billy and John explain local farming terms incl. e.g. 'hog' [= one-year-old female sheep], 'gimmer' [= two-year-old female sheep], 'tup' [ = male sheep], discuss reduction in price of wool, recall local characters and farm hands, discuss local terms incl. e.g. 'bargham' [= horse collar], 'hirsel' [= flock of hill sheep], 'bondager' [= indentured female farm hand]. [Side 2] Billy and John talk about farming year, incl. muck-spreading, lambing, recent wet winter, local fox problem, decline in rabbit numbers, 'scab' [= mange-like disease in sheep/cattle], explain local farming terms incl. e.g. 'beast' [= cattle], 'stirk' [= young cow], 'quey' [= cow prior to first calf].