Listen to Yorkshire Dialect
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Listen to Yorkshire Dialect

Enjoying Yorkshire writing is wonderful but there is no substitute for hearing authentic Yorkshire voices, speaking in dialect.

Below you will find recordings of a selection of recordings of Yorkshire dialect categorised by Riding.

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West Riding

A babby i’ t’hahse

by Emma O'Connell
Read by Stanley Ellis

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All square

by Fred Brown
Read by Arthur Kinder

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Holmfirth motor car

by A story told
Read by Arthur Kinder

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A washday sandwich

by Fred Brown
Read by Gwen Wade

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Afore t’ weddin’

by F.A. Carter
Read by Stanley Ellis

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Ill done to

by F.A. Carter
Read by Gewn Wade

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North Riding

The enthusiast

by John Thwaite
Read by Bill Cowley

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Sheep i t’ chochyard

by Ruth Hedger
Read by Bill Cowley

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Best man’s toast

by A.S. Umpleby
Read by Bill Cowley

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East Riding

To my sister

by Clare Ellin
Read by Gwen Wade

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Music on t’ wands

by Henriette Blakeston
Read by Jack Danby

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On a farm

by Muriel Carr
Read by Irwin Bielby

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Organ recital

by Arthur Jarrett
Read by Jack Danby

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Goodies

by Walter Turner
Read by Irwin Bielby

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Harvest festival

by Arthur Jarrett
Read by Irwin Bielby

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