B Crow (lived c1850) was a
Tyneside songwriter who according to the information given by
John Ross in volume 10 of his
The Songs of the Tyne published c1850, has the short song “The Old Burn” attributed to his name. The song is sung to the tune of “My ain fireside.”
Songs also written by B. Crow and appearing in
France's
Songs of the Bards of the Tyne are :-
* Oh Tell me not the other Lands (to the tune of "Lucy Neal")
* Tell it not in Gath (to the tune of "Caller Fair")
* and also - The Old Burn
See also
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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 ...
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The Songs of the Tyne by Ross
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P. France & Co.
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France's Songs of the Bards of the Tyne - 1850
References
External links
FARNE - Folk Archive Resource North East – see page 209France's Songs of the Bards of the Tyne - 1850
English male songwriters
People from Newcastle upon Tyne (district)
Musicians from Tyne and Wear
Geordie songwriters
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