Blyth and Tyneside Poems & Songs
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| Author | James Anderson |
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| Language | English, many in (Geordie dialect) |
| Genre | book |
| Publisher | John 'Scribe' Fraser |
Publication date | 1898 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 126 pages |
Details
editBlyth and Tyneside Poems & Songs was a book, published in 1898. It contained well over 50 songs in its 126 pages.[1]
The full title of the book was "Blyth and Tyneside Poems & Songs by James Anderson, (Pay Friday,) Blyth; J. Fraser, Scribe Office, Blyth Price One Shilling" and was a collection of poems written by James Anderson and printed by J. Fraser, Scribe Office, Blyth
A copy of the book is now held at the Border History Museum in Hexham, Northumberland, England.
The publication
editThe front cover of the book is as thus :-
BLYTH AND TYNESIDE
POEMS & SONGS
BY
– - – - – -
JAMES ANDERSON,
(PAY FRIDAY,)
BLYTH
J. Fraser, Scribe Office, Blyth
The cost of the publication was One Shilling
Contents
editThe contents included the following songs, mainly written in the Geordie dialect, often very broad, all written by James Anderson, and listed here in alphabetical order-
- Aa wunder what canny aad Blyth 'll say noo[2]
- Another Song in answer to James Armstrong
- At Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Aud Billy Henderson's wonderful coat, to the tune of Cappy's, the Dog[3]
- Aw wish pay Friday wad cum, to the tune of Aw wish yor muther wud cum (This song was awarded first prize in the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle song competition of 1870)[4]
- Aw wish that time wad cum, to the tune of John Anderson, my Joe[5]
- Aw'll buy ne mair butter o' Paddison's wife, to the tune of Laird o' Cockpen[6]
- Aw'll nivor gan drinkin' i' Blyth onny mair, to the tune of Laird o' Cockpen[7]
- Be kind te yer wife[8]
- Blyth sailor's farewell, to the tune of Laird o' Cockpen[9]
- Bonny banks of o' Tyne[10]
- Bonny bright eyed Mary[11]
- Bonny Throckley Fell
- brightest gem on earth – (The)
- Clocks at the Central Station – (The)
- Four Seasons – (The)
- Friendship's Smile
- Half the lees they tell isn't true[12]
- High price o' coals; or, Peggy's lament[13]
- Honest workin' man[14]
- Jack an' Nan[15]
- Jennie and Jemmie, a parody on the song 'When ye gang awa, Jemmie'[16]
- John Bryson, the Miners' Best Friend
- Last line – an' spent a jolly neet man
- Late Mr James Bonner – (The)
- Little favourite Pink Flower – (My)
- Local Poet's Lament for Jos Chater – (The)
- Man, know Thyself
- Mary on the Banks of Tyne
- Miseries of man[17]
- Music
- Northumberland miners' strike, 1876[18]
- Residence in Blyth – (My)
- Rural Retreat – (A)
- Sally and Bobby, to the tune of Cappy's, the Dog[19]
- Sally and Sam[20]
- Smiling Face – (A)
- Sweet Little Home by the Sea – (My)
- Thor's queer folks noo o' days[21]
- Toast – (A), On taking a friendly Glass of Beer (awarded first prize in a competition)[22]
- Tortoise-shell tom cat[23]
- Town of Old Hexham – (The)
- True Manhood
- Walbottle Dene, to the tune of John Anderson, my Joe
- What did aw get married for?, to the tune of Green grows the rashes o[24]
- What is Love
- Wor Bonny Pit Lad
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Farne Archives – select "Anderson, James (b. 1825)"". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Farne archives – Aa wunder what canny aad Blyth 'll say noo". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Aud Billy Henderson's wonderful coat". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Aw wish pay Friday wad cum".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Aw wish that time wad cum". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – Aw'll buy ne mair butter o' Paddison's wife". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Aw'll nivor gan drinkin' i' Blyth onny mair". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – Be kind te yer wife". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – Blyth sailor's farewell". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Bonny banks of o' Tyne". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Bonny bright eyed Mary". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Half the lees they tell isn't true". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – High price o' coals; or, Peggy's lament". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Honest workin' man". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – Jack an' Nan". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Jennie and Jemmie". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Miseries of man". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Northumberland miners' strike, 1876". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Sally and Bobby". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Sally and Sam". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Thor's queer folks noo o' days". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – A Toast". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Farne archives – Tortoise-shell tom cat". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – What did aw get married for?". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
External links
edit- James Anderson (1898). Collection of Blyth and Tyneside Poems & Songs. J. Fraser [pref.
- Farne archives – Blyth and Tyneside poems and songs – front cover
- Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings