T. Moor was a
Tyneside
Tyneside is a built-up area across the banks of the River Tyne in northern England. Residents of the area are commonly referred to as Geordies. The whole area is surrounded by the North East Green Belt.
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singer/songwriter of the 19th century. The only song attributed to his name is "
The Skipper's Dream
"The Skipper’s Dream" is a Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by T. Moor, in a style deriving from music hall.
Even less is known about Moor than many of his counterparts. The only information available coming from a brief item in ...
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Life
Even less is known about Moor than many of his counterparts, the only information available coming from a brief item in ''Allan’s Tyneside Songs''
Mr Moor, not even his Christian name is known, was a shoemaker who had a business in Denton Chare, Newcastle. He was a good bass singer and sang in the choir of St. Andrew's Church,
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 ...
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Moor was the writer of "
The Skipper's Dream
"The Skipper’s Dream" is a Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by T. Moor, in a style deriving from music hall.
Even less is known about Moor than many of his counterparts. The only information available coming from a brief item in ...
", an anti-papal song, written in a
Geordie dialect, which tells of the dream of a local skipper, with caustic comments about the forgiving of sins for money. This is the only song attributed to our Mr Moor, who would often sing the song.
Collections
The song first appeared in ''The Newcastle Songster'', a chapbook published by J. Marshall, Old Flesh Market, Newcastle upon Tyne c1824.
The song appears later in the ''Tyne Songster, a choice selection of songs in the Newcastle dialect'' – a 72-page booklet printed and sold by W. Orange,
North Shields in 1827. (No author's name given in this edition). In the later (1840) edition printed and sold by W & T Fordyce of
Newcastle, T. Moor is given as the writer.
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
External links
FARNE-Folk Archive Resource North East–The Skipper’s DreamAllan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings 1891
English singers
English male songwriters
People from Newcastle upon Tyne (district)
Musicians from Tyne and Wear
Geordie songwriters
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