Ritson's Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale, Edited and published by
Joseph Ritson
Joseph Ritson (2 October 1752 – 23 September 1803) was an English antiquary who was well known for his 1795 compilation of the Robin Hood legend. After a visit to France in 1791, he became a staunch supporter of the ideals of the French Revo ...
, is a revised edition of a book on
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land on ...
music, published in 1809.
Details
Ritson's Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale 1809 (or to give its full title – "The Northumberland Garland; or Newcastle Nightingale: A matchless collection of famous songs
s originally edited by the late Joseph Ritson, Esq.----Old Tyne shall listen to my tale, and echo, down the bordering vale, The liquid melody prolong. Akenside ---- Newcastle ---- MDCCXCIII Printed by and for Hall and Elliot. Licensed and entered according to Order ---- London: Reprinted for Robert Triphook, 37, St. Jame's Street, by Harding and Wright, St John's Square ---- 1809”) is a book of
Geordie
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folk song
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consisting of approximately 96 pages with 16 works, first published in 1793 and reprinted (this version) in 1809.
Other books in Ritson's Garland series were
Bishopric Garland,
The Yorkshire Garland, and
The North-Country Chorister. A compilation of the whole series, entitled
The Northern Garland was published in 1810.
The “Garland” series were important, not only as important document in their own right, but as one of the main sources of similar successor publications such as
John Bell's
Rhymes of Northern Bards
''Rhymes of Northern Bards'' (full title – "Rhymes of Northern Bards: being a curious collection of old and new Songs and Poems, Peculiar to the Counties of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, Northumberland and County Durham, Durham – Edited b ...
and
Bruce
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a ...
and
Stokoe's
Northumbrian Minstrelsy
''Northumbrian Minstrelsy'' is a book of 18th and 19th century North East of England folk songs and pipe music, intended to be a lasting historical record. The book was edited by John Stokoe and the Rev John Collingwood Bruce LL.D., F.S.A., and ...
.
A set of original documents are held in
The Robinson Library of Newcastle University
The publication
The front cover of the book was as thus :-
THE
NORTHUMBERLAND GARLAND;
OR
NEWCASTLE NIGHTINGALE:
A
MATCHLESS COLLECTION
OF
FAMOUS SONGS
S ORIGINALLY EDITED
BY THE LATE JOSEPH RITSON, ESQ.
– - – - – - -
OLD TYNE SHALL LISTEN TO MY TALE,
AND ECHO, DOWN THE BORDERING VALE,
THE LIQUID MELODY PROLONG. AKENSIDE
– - – - – - -
NEWCASTLE
PRINTED BY AND FOR HALLL AND ELLIOT.
MDCCXCIII
Licensed and entered according to Order
– - – - – - -
LONDON:
REPRINTED FOR ROBERT TRIPHOOK, 37, ST. JAME'S STREET.
By Harding and Wright, St. John's-square.
– - – - – - -
1809
Contents
are as below :-
Notes
Tune-BS -The tune is not given in the book – but it has been added as attributed in Northumbrian Minstrelsy by Bruce and Stokoe, 1882
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 ...
Joseph Ritson
Joseph Ritson (2 October 1752 – 23 September 1803) was an English antiquary who was well known for his 1795 compilation of the Robin Hood legend. After a visit to France in 1791, he became a staunch supporter of the ideals of the French Revo ...
Ritson's Northern Garlands 1810
Ritson's Bishopric Garland or Durham Minstrel 1792
Bishopric Garland or Durham Minstrel, Edited and published by Joseph Ritson, is a revised and corrected edition of a book on County Durham music, published in 1792.
Details
Bishopric Garland or Durham Minstrel 1792 (or to give it its ful ...
Ritson's Yorkshire Garland 1809
Ritson's North-Country Chorister 1809
References
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External links
Farne archives – front coverAllan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings – page 512Google e-book Northern GarlandGoogle e-book
Books by Joseph Ritson
Songs related to Newcastle upon Tyne
Northumbrian folklore
Chapbooks
Song books