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Songs and superstition, poetry and play, farming and food, dialect and dance; just some of the heritage that can be shared through this easily searchable website, including all kinds of written and audio visual material.
There are three main ways of navigating Sussex Traditions:
You can Browse Sussex Topics, Search The Database or Explore Our Collections.
Founded in 2015, Sussex Traditions is a new cultural charity. We gather and share traditions handed down by the people of the county: arts and activities, beliefs customs and crafts, songs and stories. More about us…
Foundation Project 2016-17
We have completed our Foundation Project year! With the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, South Downs National Park and several other funding bodies we have successfully populated our database with over 5000 records relating to Sussex Traditional Song. This material has been the stimulus for schools workshops and adult education days.
We will be expanding our work on other Sussex topics, exploring children’s lore, crafts, food & drink, sports & games and more, as well as continuing our work on traditional song. Please contact us if you would like to Join In or Support Us.
West Sussex Record Office will host a free online talk on the Dialect and Heritage Project, based on the material held in the Leeds archive of vernacular culture, in particular the Survey of English Dialects
This feature first appeared in issue 20 of The Southern Rag (the original title of fRoots) in April 1984 FAMILY BUSINESS Issue 20 of "Southern Rag" (April - June 1984) A quick potted
Emily Agnes Stears. A letter from Ian Anderson tells us more about an informant of Ralph Vaughan Williams who we only knew by the name E. A. Stears. Read this
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