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.

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