A Beuk o’ Newcassell Sangs Collected by Joseph Crawhall 1888

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
Author Joseph Crawhall II
Country United Kingdom
Language English (Geordie dialect)
Genre Chapbook
Publisher Mawson, Swan & Morgan
Publication date
1888
Media type Print
Pages approximately 35 songs with lyrics and some music

Details

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

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

Contents

Are as below :-

page title songwriter tune comments Notes Ref

A You A, Hinny Burdactually entitled "A.U. Hinny Burd" in this book
Amphitrite – (The)Robert GilchristGee-ho! Dobbin, popularly known as “CappyAboot the Bush, Willy – is an alternate name given
Andrew Carractually entitled "Andrew Carr or Kerr" in this book
Aw Wish yor Muther wad Cum – or Wor Geordy's notions aboot men nursin' bairnsJoseph WilsonThe Whusslin Thiefactually entitled "Aw Wish thy Muther wad cum" in this book
Blackett o’ Wylam
Bobby Shaftoetraditional
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 NewcasselT Thompson
Cappy – or The Pitman's DogWm MidfordGee-ho! Dobbin, popularly known as “Cappyactually entitled "Cappy’s the Dog" in this book
Collier's Rant (The)
Cuddle me, Cuddy – or The Peacock followed the Hen
Geordy, haud the bairnJoe Wilsonactually entitled "Cum, Geordie, haud the Bairn" in this book
Fenwick o’ Bywell
Fiery Clock-fyece (The)Robert NunnThe Coal-hole
Floatin' Gunstan – (The)William ArmstrongDerry Downactually entitled "Floatin’ Grunstane (The)" in this book
Holiday Gown (The)John Cunningham
Hydrophobie – or The Skipper and the QuakerRobert EmeryThe Cameronian's Rant – or X. Y. Z.
Jenny Hoolet (The) – or Lizzie Mudie's GhostArmstrongGee-ho! Dobbin, popularly known as “Cappyusually called "The Jenny Howlet"
(Weel May) The Keel RowTraditional
Keelman's Reasons for Attending Church – (The)Robert NunnJimmy Johnson's WherryA-N1
Little Pee-dee (The)The Irish Drops o’ Brandy
My Lord 'Size – or Newcastle in an Uproar John ShieldNewcassel in an Uproar
My Love is Newly Listed
Newcastle BeerJohn CunninghamHunting the Hareactually entitled "Newcassel Beer" in this book
Peacock followed the hen (The)Wm MidfordThe Night before Larry was stretch’d – or The Irish drops o’ Brandy
Sailors are a’ at the Bar (The)
Sair Fail'd Hinnyactually entitled "Sair fyel’d Hinny" in this book
Sandgate Lass's Lamentation (The)The Manchester Angelactually entitled "Sandage Lass's Lament" in this book
Spottee (a Sunderland song)possibly the late Thomas Clerkeactually entitled "Spottie" in this bookS-C1
Tyne Exile's Lament (The)Banks o the Dee
Up the Raw
Use and abuse (The) – or the Pitman and the preacherJ P RobsonCanny Newcassel
Water of Tyne (The)actually entitled "Water o’ Tyne" in this book
Washing-Day – (The)Thomas WilsonThere’s nae luck aboot the hooseactually entitled "Weshin’-day (The)" in this book

Notes

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

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