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Willie Armstrong
William Armstrong (1804 – ) was an English concert hall songwriter and performer from Newcastle upon Tyne. His most famous song is probably '' The Newcassel Worthies''. Biography William Armstrong was born around 1804 in Painter Heugh in Newcastle. His father was a shoemaker owning a business in Dean Street. William himself was apprenticed to a Mr Wardle, a painter of White Cross (the site of a previous market cross dating from 400–500 years previous) in Newgate Street. After his apprenticeship he worked as a journeyman. (It is not known whether he actual achieved the degree of "master" in his trade). He was admired as the singer "Willie Armstrong" as well as being appreciated as a songwriter, and was known as a performer who enjoyed singing his own songs. He moved to London around 1833-34 after which, very little is known of him or his life. Works Many of his songs were of the times, of the Colliers and the Keelboatmen, or humorous occurrences. Taken as a whole, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is also the most populous city of North East England. Newcastle developed around a Roman settlement called Pons Aelius and the settlement later took the name of a castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. Historically, the city’s economy was dependent on its port and in particular, its status as one of the world's largest ship building and repair centres. Today, the city's economy is diverse with major economic output in science, finance, retail, education, tourism, and nightlife. Newcastle is one of the UK Core Cities, as well as part of the Eurocities network. Famous landmarks in Newcastle include the Tyne Bridge; the Swing Bridge; Newcastle Castle; St Thomas’ Church; Grainger Town including G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Newcassel Worthies
The Newcassel Worthies is a famous Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by William "Willie" Armstrong, in a style deriving from music hall. Lyrics Places mentioned * Newcassel is Newcastle upon Tyne * Tyne is the River Tyne * Lunnen is London People mentioned * John Scott, served twice as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, son of William * William Scott of Sandgate, father of John * Thomas "Tom" Ranson – an engraver (name spelt incorrectly as “Ransom” * William "Bill" Harvey, another engraver * Jem Burns and Jem Wallace were local boxing champions * Blind Willie, is William Purvis. * A famous Newcastle oil painting Hell's Kitchen by Henry Perlee Parker, painted around 1817 shows numerous of the eccentric characters supposedly living in the area at the time. Unfortunately the painting is now lost, but an engraving taken from it by George Armstrong and a print of this (published by E. Charnley, a bookseller in the Bigg Market) in c1820. Fortunately a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journeyman
A journeyman, journeywoman, or journeyperson is a worker, skilled in a given building trade or craft, who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification. Journeymen are considered competent and authorized to work in that field as a fully qualified employee. They earn their license by education, supervised experience and examination. Although journeymen have completed a trade certificate and are allowed to work as employees, they may not yet work as self-employed master craftsmen. The term "journeyman" was originally used in the medieval trade guilds. Journeymen were paid daily and the word "journey" is derived from ''journée'', meaning "whole day" in French. Each individual guild generally recognised three ranks of workers: apprentices, journeymen, and masters. A journeyman, as a qualified tradesman could become a master and run their own business, but most continued working as employees. Guidelines were put in place to promote responsible tradesmen, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geordie Dialect Words
Geordie () is a nickname for a person from the Tyneside area of North East England, and the dialect used by its inhabitants, also known in linguistics as Tyneside English or Newcastle English. There are different definitions of what constitutes a Geordie. The term is used and has been historically used to refer to the people of the North East. A Geordie can also specifically be a native of Tyneside (especially Newcastle upon Tyne) and the surrounding areas. Not everyone from the North East of England identifies as a Geordie. Geordie is a continuation and development of the language spoken by Anglo-Saxon settlers, initially employed by the ancient Brythons to fight the Pictish invaders after the end of Roman rule in Britain in the 5th century. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes who arrived became ascendant politically and culturally over the native British through subsequent migration from tribal homelands along the North Sea coast of mainland Europe. The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that eme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall's Collection Of Songs, Comic, Satirical 1827
Marshall's Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical is a chapbook style songbook, giving the lyrics of local, now historical songs, with a few bits of other information. It was published by John Marshall in 1827. Details Marshall's Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical 1827 (full title – "A Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical, and Descriptive, chiefly in the Newcastle Dialect, and illustrative of the language and manners of the common people on the Banks of the Tyne and neighbourhood. By T. Thompson, J. Shields, W. Mitford, H Robson, and Others. Newcastle upon Tyne, Printed by John Marshal in the Old Flesh Market 1827) is a Chapbook style book of Geordie folk songs consisting of approx. 230 pages and over 130 song lyrics approximately 230 pages and over 130 song lyrics, published in 1827. The publication It is, as the title suggests, a collection of songs which would have been popular, or topical, at the date of publication. There is very little in the way of biographies of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marshall (Newcastle Publisher And Printer)
John Marshall was a late 18th and early 19th century publisher and printer in Tyneside, England. He also owned a bookshop and circulating library, and was a purveyor of tea, in Newcastle upon Tyne. Business career John Marshall was a publisher, printer and bookseller. He also owned circulation libraries in Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle’s Cloth Market, and Gateshead’s Church Street between 1810 and 1831. He was very politically active, and was a radical, who supported many causes (including those of Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Caroline and the victims of the Peterloo Massacre, Peterloo Massacre of (Manchester)) and supported other radicals such as Samuel Bamford. One of his larger publications was Marshall's Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical 1827, A Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical, and Descriptive, chiefly in the Newcastle Dialect, and illustrative of the language and manners of the common people on the Banks of the Tyne and neighbourhood published in 1827. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tyne Songster By W & T Fordyce - 1840
''The Tyne Songster'' is a chapbook style songbook, giving the lyrics of local, now historical songs, with a few bits of other information. It was published by W. & T. Fordyce of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1840. Details ''The Tyne Songster'' (full title – “The Tyne Songster – A Choice Selection of Songs in the Newcastle Dialect – "No pompous strains, nor labour'd lines are here, But genuine mirth and sportive wit appear; Northumbria's genius, in her simple rhymes; Shall live an emblem to succeeding times – Newcastle: – Printed and sold by W & T Fordyce – 1840) is a chapbook style book of Geordie folk songs consisting of approximately 225 song lyrics on over 300 pages, published in 1840. The publication It is, as the title suggests, a collection of songs which would have been popular, or topical, at the date of publication. There is very little in the way of biographies of any of the writers or histories of the events. The front cover of the book was as thus :- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W & T Fordyce (publishers)
W & T Fordyce was a nineteenth century firm of publishers based in the early years at 48 Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, which later moved to 15 Grey Street, Newcastle. It was responsible for the editing, publishing, printing (and partially for the) selling of the book '' The Tyne Songster''. About 1837 William Fordyce (died 1865) took his brother Thomas (1810–89) into the firm as a partner and the name was changed from W Fordyce to W & T Fordyce. Thomas was in business as a printer 1832-67 at Upper Buxton St, Newcastle. Works Items published by the firm include numerous chapbooks and several other books which include:- * ''History of Paul Jones, The Pirate'' - A brief account of John Paul Jones, the American Revolutionary War hero, from the perspective of the British. 24 pages, undated, 8--– sold for the price of 9d (3.75 new pence). * ''A history of coal, coke, coal fields, the winning and working of collieries, varieties of coal, mine surveying and government inspectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Songs Of The Tyne By Ross
''The Songs of the Tyne''Full title ''The Songs of the Tyne being a collection of Popular Local Songs'' Number 10 – published around 1846 by John Ross, Printer and Publisher, Royal Arcade, Newcastle. is a chapbook of Geordie dialect songs, consisting of ten small volumes, and published c. 1846. It was the first in what became a series of publications; a second series of just three chapbooks was published c. 1850 by William R Walker. The publication John Ross edited the ten volumes of "The Songs of the Tyne", a series of booklets containing "local" songs by "local" Tyneside composers, some well known at the time, others not. A set of the original documents were kept in the archives of Newcastle University. They are published by the John Ross, Printer and Publisher, Royal Arcade, Newcastle. Contents See also * Geordie dialect words Geordie () is a nickname for a person from the Tyneside area of North East England, and the dialect used by its inhabitants, also k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross (publisher)
John Ross was a printer and publisher in 19th century Newcastle. His business was in the Royal Arcade, Newcastle. He published several music chapbooks including '' The Songs of the Tyne'', the first collection of that name, and consisting of 10 small volumes. See also Geordie dialect words Geordie () is a nickname for a person from the Tyneside area of North East England, and the dialect used by its inhabitants, also known in linguistics as Tyneside English or Newcastle English. There are different definitions of what constitute ... References Music in Newcastle upon Tyne Northumbrian folklore Geordie songwriters Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{England-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Male Songwriters
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