Listen to Yorkshire Dialect
Audio samples from each of the Ridings
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
All square
by Fred Brown
Read by Arthur Kinder
Holmfirth motor car
A story
Read by Arthur Kinder
A washday sandwich
by Fred Brown
Read by Gwen Wade
Afore t' weddin'
by F.A. Carter
Read by Stanley Ellis
Ill done to
by F.A. Carter
Read by Gwen Wade
North Riding
The enthusiast
by John Thwaite
Read by Bill Cowley
Sheep i t' chochyard
by Ruth Hedger
Read by Bill Cowley
Best man's toast
by A.S. Umpleby
Read by Bill Cowley
East Riding
To my sister
by Clare Ellin
Read by Gwen Wade
Music on t' wands
by Henriette Blakeston
Read by Jack Danby
On a farm
by Muriel Carr
Read by Irwin Bielby
Organ recital
by Arthur Jarrett
Read by Jack Danby
Goodies
by Walter Turner
Read by Irwin Bielby
Harvest festival
by Arthur Jarrett
Read by Irwin Bielby