Sources
The historical information contained in this site is derived from a number of sources. Many of these are listed in the bibliography and online archive sections, but the most important sources include the following:
- Various articles published in the JEFDSS, EFDS News, EDS and Folk Music Journal
- George Wallace's book Fit to jump ower the moon and articles in The NUT
- Bill Cassie's various publications on rapper, including those in EFDSS journals
- E C Cawte's article on the history of rapper, published in the Folk Music Journal in 1981
- Phil Heaton's various articles published in The NUT
- The holdings of the Robinson Library, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- The holdings of the Murray Library, University of Sunderland
- Local archives at the Central Library, Newcastle upon Tyne
- The Beamish Museum
- The Durham Mining Museum
- The Folk Archive North-East (FARNE)
Historical photographs used on the site are mainly from the above sources, and modern photographs are my own unless stated otherwise.
