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Image: The Shambles, York - Phil Bywater

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

All square

by Fred Brown
Read by Arthur Kinder

Holmfirth motor car

by A story told
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 Gewn 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

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