Oral History collection: George Tucker (born 1894, Horton, Gower, agricultural labourer and quarryman) interviewed by W. B. (Bill) Curran about Gower customs, including the Mari Lwyd and bidding weddings

Archive Unit
  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 216 T 24/7
  • Dates of Creation
      early 1980s
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      on reel-to-reel tape; also digital copy in MP3 format

Scope and Content

[00:03:10] Gower / Bidding weddings / Mari Lwyd: Cakes for Harvest, prepare for Christmas, poem reading. [00:06:25] Gower / Bidding weddings / Mari Lwyd: Song sung when Mari Lwyd was taken around the houses. Always take a hat with you to keep money when going around. [00:00:02] Gower / Bidding weddings / Mari Lwyd: What is a Bidding wedding, hire a bidder; Mr Tanner. Gower customs circa 1900s. [00:03:40] Gower / Bidding weddings / Mari Lwyd: Mari Lwyd, knocking and singing at the door. The traditional way to prepare / decorate and make a Mari Lwyd horse head.