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Allan's Illustrated Edition Of Tyneside Songs And Readings
''Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings'' is a book of Tyneside popular and traditional songs consisting of approximately 400 song lyrics on over 600 pages, published in 1891. It was reprinted in 1972 by Frank Graham, Newcastle upon Tyne, with an introduction by David Harker. Publication of ''Tyneside Songs'' In 1862 Thomas Allan published the first book in this series, which was called "Tyneside songs". The first edition was very small and covered mainly songs of Edward “Ned” Corvan and George "Geordie" Ridley. Over the years he developed the book, adding to it, until eventually it became an extremely large volume with almost 600 pages and contained 400 songs. The name was changed to Allan's Tyneside Songs, and the contents increased to cover not just the songs but details and histories of them, their writers and singers. As it developed the theme changed from one of solely popular songs to encompass many older traditional songs, aiming to spread the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Allan (publisher)
Thomas Allan (25 November 1832 8 April 1894) was an English collector of songs and a music publisher from Newcastle upon Tyne who played a major part in the recording of the music of the day. Career In 1858, he joined his brother Ralph's stationery business. Soon afterwards, he opened his own shop selling papers and books. The publication ''Tyneside Songs'' In 1862, he published his first book, ''Tyneside Songs''. The first edition was very small and covered mainly songs of Edward "Ned" Corvan and George "Geordie" Ridley. Over the years he developed the book, adding to it, until eventually it became an extremely large volume with almost 600 pages (590?). The title was changed to ''Allan's Tyneside Songs'', and the contents increased to cover not just the songs but details and histories of them, their writers and singers. As it developed, the theme changed from one of solely popular songs to encompass many older traditional songs, aiming to spread the popularity of the bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Shafto's Gone To Sea
"Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea" or "Bobby Shafto" (frequently spelled Shaftoe) (Roud 1359) is an English language folk song and nursery rhyme. Tune Lyrics The most common modern version is: :Bobby Shafto's gone to sea, :Silver buckles at his knee; :He'll come back and marry me, :Bonny Bobby Shafto! :Bobby Shafto's bright and fair, :Combing down his yellow hair; :He's my love for evermore, :Bonny Bobby Shafto!I. Opie and P. Opie, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes'' (Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), pp. 90–1. This is very close to the earliest printed version in 1805. A version published in John Bell's, ''Rhymes of Northern Bards'' (1812) gives these additional verses: :Bobby Shafto's tall and slim, :He always dressed so neat and trim; :The ladies they all kick at him, :Bonny Bobby Shafto. :Bobby Shafto's gettin' a bairn, :For to dangle on his arm; :In his arm and on his knee, :Bobby Shafto loves me. Other publications have made changes to some of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Tyne
The River Tyne is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is . It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'. The Tyne Rivers Trust measure the whole Tyne catchment as , containing of waterways. Course North Tyne The North Tyne rises on the Scottish border, north of Kielder Water. It flows through Kielder Forest, and in and out of the border. It then passes through the village of Bellingham before reaching Hexham. South Tyne The South Tyne rises on Alston Moor, Cumbria and flows through the towns of Haltwhistle and Haydon Bridge, in a valley often called the Tyne Gap. Hadrian's Wall lies to the north of the Tyne Gap. Coincidentally, the source of the South Tyne is very close to those of the Tees and the Wear. The South Tyne Valley falls within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – the second largest of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Angus (printer)
Thomas, his wife Margaret, their eldest son Thomas (Junior) and second son, George Angus were members of a Tyneside family who ran a printing and publishing business between 1774 and 1825, very important at the time for the Chapbook business. Business The “Angus Family” printing business was founded by Thomas Angus in 1774 and quickly became one of the leading printers of Chapbooks. He actually employed a young Thomas Bewick from 1774 to 1776. The company occupied premises in The Side, Newcastle. Thomas (senior) died in 1784 and his widow Margaret took over the running of the business. By the year 1800 the name of the enterprise had been changed to M Angus & Son with son Thomas (Junior) as a partner until his death in 1808. At this stage the second son George became the junior partner. Margaret retired in December 1812 and George continued to run the business, changing the name again to G Angus, until his bankruptcy in 1825, when all his stock was auctioned. Henry Robso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Collier’s Rant
"The Collier’s Rant" is a traditional Geordie folk song written many years ago (possibly around 1650), the writer is unknown. It is one of the oldest mining songs in existence. It was already popular, and had been for how long we do not know, when Joseph Ritson published it in his Northumbrian Garland in 1793. It is still a very popular piece by choirs throughout the North East of England. Lyrics There have been mine disasters as long as coal has been mined, going back long before medieval times. Some of these have been caused by gasses (the first reference to an explosion in a North East mine appears to have been in 1621), some by rock falls, and some by plain carelessness. From early times the miners had viewed the pit with suspicion, and it was part folk lore, part fright, and part plain superstition, that many of the disasters had been attributed to the de’il (the devil) or his henchmen who lived at the bottom of the shaft in every pit. This old north eastern song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Banks O' Doon
"The Banks O' Doon" (Modern Scots: ''The Banks o Doon'') is a Scots song written by Robert Burns in 1791, sometimes known as "Ye Banks and Braes" (after the opening line of the third version). Burns set the lyrics to an air called The Caledonian Hunt's Delight. Its melodic schema was also used for ''Phule Phule Dhole Dhole'', a song by Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. The song was inspired by the story of Margaret (Peggy) Kennedy (1766—95), who was seduced and then abandoned by Andrew McDouall, the son of a wealthy family and sometime Member of Parliament for Wigtonshire. Kennedy sued for a declarator of marriage, but died prior to adjudication of the case. Although the Consistorial court found the marriage claim valid, the Court of Session decided the marriage claim failed, but found McDouall to be the father of Kennedy's daughter and ordered that he pay £3,000 to Kennedy's estate and provide for the child. (Burns wrote a second poem about Peggy, whom he had met when she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Pickering
George Pickering (1758–1826) was an 18th-century poet and songwriter, born in Simonburn. His most famous work is probably Donocht Head. Early life George Pickering was born in Simonburn, Northumberland in January 1758. His baptism register shows he was baptised on 11 January 1758. He was the eldest son of George Pickering, described as "A Gentleman", who was employed as Land Steward to Sir Lancelot Allgood, of Nunwick, and later Sir William Middleton of Belsay Castle, Northumberland, in whose employ he died. George received his basic education from Mr Joseph Atkinson, a local schoolmaster, continuing c1770 (or 1771) to learn languages, under Reverend Joseph Harrison of Haydon Bridge Grammar School. He was a first class scholar, eager and willing to learn. In December 1776 George Pickering became a clerk in Mr Davidson's Solicitors office, managing the stamp-office for Northumberland, Newcastle, and Berwick, a position of considerable trust. It was here that he met Thoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cunningham (poet And Dramatist)
John Cunningham (1729–1773) was a Dublin born playwright, poet and actor, who spent much of his life in, and according to Allan, "whose name and fame will for ever be identified with Newcastle." Life John Cunningham was born in 1729 in Dublin, Ireland. His parents, who were of Scottish descent, had won a lottery, risen up the social ladder, become bankrupt, and moved back down the social ladder. John went to Drogheda Grammar School, Drogheda, but had to leave when his father's wealth disappeared. Early in life he was attracted to the stage and the acting profession. As an actor, he never achieved any distinction, for in figure, voice, and temperament he was quite unfitted for such a profession. He started to write in the age of twelve and at the age of 17 wrote his first drama, "Love in a mist", which was performed in Dublin. Afterwards he performed at various places, with but indifferent success, amongst others, at York, Newcastle, Alnwick, Sunderland, and Edinburgh. While ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill “Primrose” Hodgson
Phill (usually a diminutive of Phillip) may refer to: *Phill Brown (born 1950), British audio engineer *Phill Calvert (born 1958), Australian rock drummer and producer, played in the influential post-punk band "The Birthday Party" *Phill Davies (born 1981), English rugby union player *Phill Drobnick (born 1980), American curler *Phill Grimshaw (1950–1998), English typeface designer and calligrapher *Phill Hartsfield (1932–2010), Southern California sword and knifemaker *Phill Jones (born 1974), New Zealand professional basketball player *Phill Jupitus (born 1962), English comedian, cartoonist, DJ, guitarist, performance poet and presenter of radio and TV *Phill Kline (born 1959), American former district attorney of Johnson County, Kansas, USA *Phill Lewis (born 1968), American film and television actor * Phill G. McDonald (1941–1968), American military personnel *Phill Niblock (born 1933), American composer, filmmaker, videographer, and director of Experimental Intermedia *Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Whittle (Poet)
Thomas Whittle (1683–1736) was a Tyneside, England, poet/songwriter, artist and eccentric spanning the late 17th to early 18th centuries. Early life Thomas Whittle appeared at Cambo around 1700 riding on an old goat. It was suggested by Thomas Allan in his book ''Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings'' that he could have been born at Long Edlingham, Ovingham or Shilbottle, and that his brother was the parish clerk at Earsdon in 1750. In fact, his name may have been originally spelt "Whittel". It has been suggested that he was christened at Kirkwhelpington on 10 September 1683. He was employed by an old miller, for whom he worked for years. He became, according to William Brockie quoting from ''Mackenzie's Northumberland'' (published 1825), and Thomas ''Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings'', a disciple of "Bacchus", the Greek god of wine (Roman = Dionysus) and remained so for the rest of his life. Later life He died in Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Chicken
Edward Chicken (1698–1746) was a Tyneside born teacher, poet and Parish Clerk. One of his poems was "The Collier’s Wedding". He was one of the earliest of the Geordie poets and songsters. Life Edward Chicken was born in 1698 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Not much is known of his life except a few snippets, mainly from details from a Mr W Cail’s publication of 1829. He was the Parish clerk at St. John's Church, and lived at (or near) The White Cross, Newgate Street. Newcastle upon Tyne. By profession he was a teacher. On 6 February 1719, Chicken married Ann Jordan of Newcastle (d. 1768). Together they had four children: Edward (b. 1721), Catherine (1723-1759), George (b. 1726) who died in infancy, and Eleanor (1728-1810). Edward Chicken died on 2 January 1746 in Newcastle, and was buried at St. John's Churchyard where a tombstone was erected in his name. Works He was the author of "The Collier's Wedding" written in 1729 and gives a somewhat idyllic view of life in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Oliver Heslop
Richard Oliver Heslop (1842–1916) was a British businessman, author, historian, lexicologist, lexicographer, songwriter and poet. His most famous work is the two-volume "Northumberland Words". Details Richard Oliver Heslop was born 14 March 1842 in Newcastle upon Tyne, and was educated at The Old Grammar School. He was a businessman, and a joint owner of an Iron Merchants and Engineers, Heslop, Wilson and Budden, of 26 Sandhill and at the Stock Bridge. The company went into administration (or “Liquidation by arrangement or composition with creditors”) according to the ''London Gazette'' of 6 November 1874. He served as president of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne from 1914 until 1916. He compiled several books and wrote numerous papers on the subject of the North East England, the Northumberland and Geordie dialect and use of words. His best known and most popular was “'Northumberland Words' (published in 2 volumes in 1893-4)“, the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
