On this page you can experience dialect speakers reading Lancashire literature by not only hearing the dialect but seeing the source poem as well. This will be particularly beneficial to those unused to the sight and sound of the County's dialect and we hope will encourage people to start 'having a go' themselves once familiarity is achieved.

Audio Archive

The readings show a wide variety of dialectic styles and accents. Note the 'Lancashire Origin' column. This indicates the place the reader originally came from. In some cases the reader is from the same area as the source author, as with Kershaw and Brierley, for example, and give an authentic sense of place to the reading.

The following files open as a PDF document. Look for the play button next to the title. Some files may be larger in size so please be patient while they load.

Audio
Reader
Lancashire Origin
Title of work
Author
Action
Alyson Brailsford Rochdale Laid-Up H.Kershaw Play
Alyson Brailsford Rochdale Love's Labour Lost H.Kershaw Play
Sid Calderbank Chorley Look under t' leeoves if yo' want ony nuts Play
Sid Calderbank Chorley Th' Hooam of a Lancashire Mon Play
Denis Clarke Woodhouses,Failsworth The Owd Buttery Dur B.Brierley Play
Denis Clarke Woodhouses,Failsworth Welcoming the Prince of Wales B.Brierley Play
Denis Clarke Woodhouses,Failsworth Coortin' D.Clarke Play
Olwen Clarke Hollinwood,Oldham Th' Childer's Holiday S. Fitton Play
Olwen Clarke Hollinwood,Oldham Eawr Sarah's Getten a Chap S. Fitton Play
Brian Foster Hr Blackley,Middleton Speykin't' Dog B. Foster Play
Brian Foster Hr Blackley,Middleton Now the Day is Over B. Foster Play
Sally James Wigan A Woman's Werk S. James Play
Sally James Wigan A Bun in the Oven S. James Play
Jim Parker Blackburn Tha Just Favers Thi Dad J. Parker Play
Ron Williams Saddleworth A Lankisher Lament R. Williams Play
Ron Williams Saddleworth Mi Mooerlond Church R. Williams Play
Ron Williams Saddleworth T'Wrung Number R. Williams Play