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Thomas Clerke (songwriter)
Thomas Clerke was a Sunderland singer/songwriter and poet from the seventeenth and/or eighteenth century. Thomas Clerke was said to be a “Gentleman of powerful convivial talents and the author of several spirited, and Anacreontic¹ songs” many of which are now attributed to others. He was said to be always cheerful and an outgoing member of society. His works were poetical and full of ready wit and sparkling humour. His works include :- * Sons of the Wear * Musical Club * Ode to Silver Street * Spottee – appears in The Bishoprick Garland by (Sir) Cuthbert Sharp and also A Beuk o’ Newcassell Sangs by Joseph Crawhall. * ’Tis all that I desire (actual title unknown) – an extract of which appears in The Bishoprick Garland. ¹ Anacreontic = in the manner of the Greek lyric poet Anacreon (?572–?488 BC), noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine - or (of verse) in praise of love or wine; amatory or convivial See also *Geordie dialect words * Cuthbert Shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunderland, Tyne And Wear
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the historic county of Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on the River Wear's mouth to the North Sea. The river also flows through Durham roughly south-west of Sunderland City Centre. It is the only other city in the county and the second largest settlement in the North East after Newcastle upon Tyne. Locals from the city are sometimes known as Mackems. The term originated as recently as the early 1980s; its use and acceptance by residents, particularly among the older generations, is not universal. At one time, ships built on the Wear were called "Jamies", in contrast with those from the Tyne, which were known as "Geordies", although in the case of "Jamie" it is not known whether this was ever extended to people. There were three original settlements by the River's mouth which are part of the modern-day city: Monkwearmouth, settled in 674 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spottee
Spottee was a character from the eighteenth century, thought to be a stranded French sailor, who after living rough and begging, found a Sea cave, north of the River Wear estuary, to the north of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland, and which he made his home. Legend Some rumours say that he was thought to be a stranded foreign sailor (some say French) who could not speak English. Other tales tell of his ship being wrecked on the rocks along the Roker coast and as he couldn't afford to rebuild it he became, in effect, shipwrecked. As he could not speak the language he could not converse with the locals, Spottee was thought by some to be a poor lunatic, and is so referred to in The Bishoprick Garland 1834 by Sharp, The Bishoprick Garland by (Sir) Cuthbert Sharp. He earned his name from the spotted shirt he wore. He set up his home in a cave, which eventually bore his name, becoming Spottee’s Cave. He earned his living by begging and doing odd jobs for local farmers. Rumour h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
