A Beuk o' Newcassell Sangs is a pictorial book giving details of local songs, including the lyrics and in many cases, the music, and all beautifully illustrated with the author's own woodcuts. It was published in 1888.[1] It was reprinted in 1965 by Harold Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne.

A Beuk o' Newcassell Sangs
AuthorJoseph Crawhall II
LanguageEnglish (Geordie dialect)
GenreChapbook
PublisherMawson, Swan & Morgan
Publication date
1888
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pagesapproximately 35 songs with lyrics and some music

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A Beuk o' Newcassell Sangs – (full title – A Beuk o' Newcassell Sangs Collected by Joseph Crawhall Newcastle-on-Tyne, Mawson, Swan & Morgan, M.D. CCC.LXXXVIII) is a book containing approximately 35 songs complete with their lyrics, and in some cases, the music.

The Geordie folk songs all relate in some way or other to North East England, and many are in Geordie dialect. It was edited by Joseph Crawhall II.

The publication

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It is, as the title suggests, a collection of sangs (or in English "songs") from the Newcassel (or "Newcastle") area.

Contents

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Are as below:

page title songwriter tune comments Notes Ref
A You A, Hinny Burd actually entitled "A.U. Hinny Burd" in this book
Amphitrite – (The) Robert Gilchrist Gee-ho! Dobbin, popularly known as "Cappy Aboot the Bush, Willy – is an alternate name given
Andrew Carr actually entitled "Andrew Carr or Kerr" in this book
Aw Wish yor Muther wad Cum – or Wor Geordy's notions aboot men nursin' bairns Joseph Wilson The Whusslin Thief actually entitled "Aw Wish thy Muther wad cum" in this book
Blackett o' Wylam
Bobby Shaftoe traditional
Bonny Pit Laddie (The) actually entitled "Bonnie pit laddie (The)" in this book
Broom Buzzems – (or Buy Broom Busoms) William Purvis (Blind Willie) actually entitled "Buy Broom Buzzems" in this book
Canny Newcassel T Thompson
Cappy – or The Pitman's Dog Wm Midford Gee-ho! Dobbin, popularly known as "Cappy actually entitled "Cappy’s the Dog" in this book
Collier's Rant (The)
Cuddle me, Cuddy – or The Peacock followed the Hen
Geordy, haud the bairn Joe Wilson actually entitled "Cum, Geordie, haud the Bairn" in this book
Fenwick o' Bywell
Fiery Clock-fyece (The) Robert Nunn The Coal-hole
Floatin' Gunstan – (The) William Armstrong Derry Down actually entitled "Floatin' Grunstane (The)" in this book
Holiday Gown (The) John Cunningham
Hydrophobie – or The Skipper and the Quaker Robert Emery The Cameronian's Rant – or X. Y. Z.
Jenny Hoolet (The) – or Lizzie Mudie's Ghost Armstrong Gee-ho! Dobbin, popularly known as "Cappy usually called "The Jenny Howlet"
(Weel May) The Keel Row Traditional
Keelman's Reasons for Attending Church – (The) Robert Nunn Jimmy Johnson's Wherry A-N1
Little Pee-dee (The) The Irish Drops o' Brandy
My Lord 'Size – or Newcastle in an Uproar John Shield Newcassel in an Uproar
My Love is Newly Listed
Newcastle Beer John Cunningham Hunting the Hare actually entitled "Newcassel Beer" in this book
Peacock followed the hen (The) Wm Midford The Night before Larry was stretch’d – or The Irish drops o' Brandy
Sailors are a' at the Bar (The)
Sair Fail'd Hinny actually entitled "Sair fyel’d Hinny" in this book
Sandgate Lass's Lamentation (The) The Manchester Angel actually entitled "Sandage Lass's Lament" in this book
Spottee (a Sunderland song) possibly the late Thomas Clerke actually entitled "Spottie" in this book S-C1
Tyne Exile's Lament (The) Banks o the Dee
Up the Raw
Use and abuse (The) – or the Pitman and the preacher J P Robson Canny Newcassel
Water of Tyne (The) actually entitled "Water o' Tyne" in this book
Washing-Day – (The) Thomas Wilson There's nae luck aboot the hoose actually entitled "Weshin'-day (The)" in this book

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A-N1 – according to George Allan's Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891,[2] the writer is Robert Nunn

S-C1 – according to (Sir) Cuthbert Sharp's Bishoprick Garland of 1834, the writer is Thomas Clerke

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A Beuk o' Newcassell Sangs". January 2009.
  2. ^ "George Allan's Tyneside Songs". Newcastle-upon-Tyne, T. & G. Allan. 20 April 1891.
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