The Songs of the Tyne by Ross

The Songs of the TyneFull 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.

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1		Volume 1 published c1843				\|
1	1	assume front cover				\|
1	2	assume inner				\|
1	3–4	Blind Willy's Death (or Blind Willie's Deeth) -Died 20 July 1832	Jemmy Joneson's Whurry	Robert Nunn		\|
1	5–6	Wonderful Tallygrip		unknown		\|
1	6–7	Encore verses to the Wonderful Tallygrip		??		\|{{cite web\|title=Encore verses to the Wonderful Tallygrip\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1200501\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610234350/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1200501\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=10 June 2015}}
1	7–9	The Pitman's Courtship		William Mitford		\|
1	9–10	Tyne Exile's Return		unknown		\|
1	10–12	Lukey's Dream		unknown		\|
1	12–14	The Ether Doctor		unknown		\|
1	14–16	The Skipper's Wedding		William Stephenson		\|
1	16–17	Calleyforney O !	Polly Parker	J. Bagnall		\|
1	17–19	The High Level Bridge		unknown		\|
1	19–20	Jenny Lind, or the Pitman in Love		unknown		\|
1	20–22	Cappy, or The Pitman's Dog		William Mitford		\|{{cite web\|title=Cappy, or The Pitman's Dog\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1201902\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610234318/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1201902\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=10 June 2015}}
1	22–24	Canny Newcassel		unknown		\|
1	24	printers name – therefore assume last page		.		\|
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4		Volume 4				\|
4	1	assume front cover				\|
4	2	assume inner				\|
4	3–4	The Newcassel Worthies	We've aye been provided for	William Armstrong		\|
4	4–5	Aud Wife's Paint	The Old Kirk Yard	??		\|{{cite web\|title=Aud Wife's Paint\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1600301\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610223515/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1600301\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=10 June 2015}}
4	5–6	Newcastle Bangs the World	The New Policeman	R. P. Sutherland		\|
4	.6–8	There's a grand time comin'		R. P. Sutherland		\|
4	8–10	Gutta Percha	Canny Newcassel	unknown		\|
4	10–12	Tyneside Keelman	Literary Dustman	unknown		\|
4	12–13	Bonny Keel Laddie		unknown		\|
4	13–14	Nanny Jackson's letter to Lord Morpeth	Canny Newcassel	unknown		\|
4	14–15	The Tyne	Banks and Braes o' Bonny Doon	??		\|{{cite web\|title=The Tyne\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1601302\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610234150/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1601302\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=10 June 2015}}
4	15–16	St. Nicholas' Church		unknown		\|
4	16–17	Keelmen and the grindstone	Derry Down	unknown		\|
4	17–19	Sension Da, man	Newcassel Props	unknown		\|
4	19–20	The Noodle	Jeanette and Jeanot	John Brodie Gilroy		\|
4	20–21	The Jenny Howlett – or Lizzie Mudie's Ghost		William Armstrong		\|
4	21-??	Tyne Conservancy versus Newcastle and Shields	The New Policeman	??		\|{{cite web\|title=Tyne Conservancy versus Newcastle and Shields\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1602002\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719192703/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1602002\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 July 2012}}
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5		Volume 5				\|
5	1	assume front cover				\|
5	2	assume inner				\|
5	3 & 4	Famed Filly Fair – or A peep in Pilgrim Street on a Sunday Neet		unknown		\|
5	5 & 6	The Pitman's Happy Times	In the days when we went gipsying	Joseph Philip Robson		\|
5		When we were at the skeul		??		\|
5	9 & 10	The lass of Wincomblee	Nae luck about the house	unknown		\|
5	10, 11, 12 & 13	Newcastle Landlords 1834		William Watson		\|
5	13	Marsden Rock house	Alice Grey	??		\|{{cite web\|title=Marsden Rock house\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1701302\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305175659/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1701302\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=5 March 2016}}
5	15 & 16	Paganini, the fiddler – or The Pitman's frolic	The Keebuckstane Wedding	Robert Emery		\|
5	16, 17 & 18	Bessie McFee	Kathleen O' Morre	unknown		\|
5	18, 19 & 20	Newcastle Fair		unknown		\|
5	20, 21 & 22	Tom Johnson	Tallygrip	J. Bagnall		\|
5	22 & 23	The Keelman's visit to the Cassel	Merrily dance the Quaker's wife	unknown		\|
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6		Volume 6				\|
6	1	assume front cover		??		\|
6	2	assume inner		??		\|
6	3–4	Commit no nonsense	Derry Down	unknown		\|
6	4–7	Days and deeds of Shakespere	The Old English Gentleman	unknown		\|
6	7–9	Coaly Tyne	Auld Lang Syne	unknown		\|
6	9–10	Tommy Carr's discussion wiv his wife, on the choice of a trade for their son Jack	Cappy, or The Pitman's Dog	J. Bagnall		\|
6	11	The Pitman's Candidate	Jeanette and Jeanot	unknown		\|
6	12–13	Bob Crankie's Adieu	The Soldiers' Adieu	John "Jack" Shield		\|
6	13–16	The Keelmen of the Tyne	Sprig of shillalah	unknown		\|
6	16–17	Newcastle is gaun to the wall	Jenny Jones	R. P. Sutherland		\|
6	17–18	The Noodle's tear	The Soldiers' tear	unknown		\|
6	18-??	The New Land Society	The King of the Cannibal Islands	??		\|{{cite web\|title=The New Land Society\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1801702\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305180408/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1801702\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=5 March 2016}}
6	??	Newcastle Hackney Coaches		??		\|
6	20–21	Nancy Wilkinson	Duncan Davison	unknown		\|
6	21–22	The Fishwives lament – on their removal from the Sandhill to the New Fish Market on 2 Jan 1826	Sleeping Maggie	unknown		\|
6	22–23	The militia	The Campbells Are Coming	unknown		\|
6	24	Peggy Waggy		unknown		\|
6	24	printers name – therefore assume last page				\|
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7		Volume 7				\|
7	1	assume front cover				\|
7	2	assume inner				\|
7	3–5	The Pitman's museum		J. Bagnall		\|
7	5–6	Jesmond Mill		??		\|{{cite web\|title=Jesmond Mill\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1900301\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610232514/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1900301\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=10 June 2015}}
7	6–8	Blind Willie Singin'		Robert Gilchrist		\|
7	8–9	Maw bonny nanny goat	Bonny Ellerslie	R. P. Sutherland		\|
7	9-11	The Pitman's ramble	The Keebuckstane Wedding	unknown		\|
7	11–12	The Tyne		??		\|{{cite web\|title=The Tyne\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1900902\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610230122/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1900902\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=10 June 2015}}
7	13–14	Newcastle Market	Adam and Eve	J. N.		\|
7	14–16	Thumping Luck	Gang nae mair to yon town	William Watson		\|
7	16–17	Sandgate Pant – or Jane Jemieson's Ghost	I'd be a butterfly	Robert Emery		\|
7	17–18	Nanny of the Tyne		??		\|{{cite web\|title=Nanny of the Tyne\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1901602\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610233301/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N1901602\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=10 June 2015}}
7	18–19	Beggar's Wedding	Quayside shaver	William Stephenson		\|
7	19–21	Callerforney – A dialogue	Alley Creaker	J. Bagnall		\|
7	22–23	The Newcassel Blunderbuss – or ravelling extraordinary	Calder Fair	unknown		\|
7	23–24	The Pitman's dream – or A description of the North Pole	Newcastle Fair	Robert Emery		\|
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8		Volume 8				\|
8	1	assume front cover				\|
8	2	assume inner				\|
8	3–4	Pandon Dean		??		\|
8	4–5	Two Hundred Years to come	Days we went gipsying	J. Bagnall		\|
8	6–8	The local militia-man	Madam Figg's Gala	unknown		\|
8	8–10	The worthy rector		??		\|{{cite web\|title=The worthy rector\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N2100601\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610233735/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N2100601\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=10 June 2015}}
8	10–11	Geordy's disaster		unknown		\|
8	11–12	The Friar and the Nun – A midnight Colloquy of the Nun's Field		unknown		\|
8	13	Bessy of Blyth		unknown		\|
8	13–14	Tim Tunbelly	Canny Newcassel	William Oliver		\|
8	15–16	Shields Chain Bridge, {{As written\|humourously}} described by a Pitman			note archaic spelling of Humourously	\|
8	17–22	The Collier's Pay Week		Henry Robson		\|
8	22–24	She wore an old straw bonnet – A parody on She wore a wreath of roses		Joseph Philip Robson		\|
8	24	The Miner's Motto		unknown		\|
8	24	printers name – therefore assume last page				\|
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9		Volume 9				\|
9	1	assume front cover				\|
9	2	assume inner				\|
9	3–6	Wor Molly turned bloomer	The King of the Cannibal Islands	Joseph Philip Robson		\|
9	6–7	The collier's keek at the Nation		Robert Gilchrist		\|
9	7–9	The Quack doctors		unknown, but later attributed to Robert Gilchrist		\|
9	9–12	Voyage to Lunnen		Robert Gilchrist		\|
9	12–13	Burdon's Address to the cavalry – A parody by James Morrison		James Morrison		\|
9	13–15	Bold Archy and Blind Willie's lament on the death of Capt. Starkey		unknown, but later attributed to Robert Gilchrist		\|
9	15–17	Newcassel Races		William Watson		\|
9	17–18	The Pitman's return from Calleyforney		unknown		\|
9	18–19	Maw wonderful wife	Barbara Bell	Joseph Philip Robson		\|
9	also	The Quayside Shaver		??		\|
9	also	The misfortunes of Roger and his wife		??		\|
9	also	Come up to the scratch – or The Pitman's Haggished		??		\|
9	also	In childhood we wander		??		\|
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10		Volume 10				\|
10	1	assume front cover				\|
10	2	assume inner				\|
10	201–204	Bobby Bags, the poet	Billy Nuts, the poet	Joseph Philip Robson		\|
10	204–205	The Amphitrite		Robert Gilchrist		\|
10	205-?	Banks of the North		??		\|{{cite web\|title=Banks of the North\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N2300602\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117090407/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N2300602\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=17 January 2013}}
10	206–207	Mally's dream – A parody on the wife's dream		Edward Corvan		\|
10	207–209	The Pitman's draw	Barbara Bell	Joseph Philip Robson		\|
10	209	The Old Burn	My ain fireside	B. Crowe		\|{{cite web\|title=The Old Burn\|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N2300902\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306054053/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=N2300902\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=6 March 2016}}
10	209–210	I'm a snob – A parody on I'm afloat		unknown		\|
10	210–211	Maw wonderful wife	Barbara Bell	Joseph Philip Robson		\|
10	211–212	The use and abuse – or the Pitman and the preacher		Joseph Philip Robson		\|
10	213–214	The Keelman's reason for attending church	Jemmy Joneson's Whurry	Robert Nunn		\|
10	214–215	The Sandgate Lass on the Ropery Banks	The skipper's wedding	Robert Nunn		\|
10	216–217	Newcastle is my native place	We have always been provided for	unknown		\|
10	217–218	The Skipper's Dream		T. Moor		\|
10	218–220	The lovesick collier Lass	All around my hat	Joseph Philip Robson		\|
10	220–221	The devil – or The nanny goat	Weel bred Cappy	unknown		\|
10	221–222	The Cliffs of Virginia	Drops of brandy	unknown		\|
10	222	printers name – therefore assume last page				\|

References

External links

{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100206175536/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/browse_by_collection.asp Farne archive – click "Songs of the Tyne...... Nos. 1, 4–10" and "go"]}}
[https://archive.org/stream/allansillustrat00firgoog/allansillustrat00firgoog_djvu.txt Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings]

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The Songs of the Tyne by Ross

The publication

Contents

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