Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer 1872

Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer was a book, published in 1872 by John W. Chater. It contained a mixture of songs, poems, humorous tales, jokes, conundrums, tongue twisters and other items of frivolity.^[1]

The full title of the book was “Chater's "Canny Newcassel" Diary and Local Remembrancer, For Bissextile or Leap-Year, 1872. Compiled expressly for this district. J. W. Chater, 89, Clayton Street, Newcastle upon Tyne - 1872”

A copy of an original books is now held at Beamish Museum

The publication

The front cover is as thus :-

CHATER'S
"CANNY NEWCASSL"
DIARY
AND
Local Remembrancer,
FOR BISSEXTILE OR LEAP-YEAR,
1872
COMPILED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS DISTRICT
- - - - - - -
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
J. W. CHATER, 89, CLAYTON STREET
1872

Contents

The contents cover many topics, mainly written in the Geordie dialect, often very broad.

Below is a small sample of the songs (and poetry) which this book contained :-

• Black leggin'-pollis - (The), author John C. Clemintson of Jarror - a third prize winner
• Coaly Tyne^[2] see notes M-G2 & Tune-A
• Fun(d) Risin', a short resitation
• Krissimiss box (Foondid on fact), author possibly James Anderson^[3]
• Me fethur's drunk ag'yen, to the tune of Cassels i' the air, author James Anderson^[4]
• Nine oors a day or Common Measures, to the tune of We have ne work te de doo-hoo-hoo, author possibly James Anderson^[5]
• Pitman's Trubles - (A), author Robert Elliott Jnr of Choppington - a silver medal winner
• Tyekin' o' the sensis, to the tune of Airly in the mornin', author possibly James Anderson^[6]
• Warm fireside - (A), to the tune of Lass o' Glenshee, author James Anderson - a silver medal winner
• We're seldom what we shud be, to the tune of Country cousin, author possibly James Anderson^[7] see note D-D1

Notes

D-D1 - according to Dunbar's local songs and recitations 1874, the writer is William Dunbar
M-G2 - according to Marshall's Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical 1827, the writer is Robert Gilchrist
Tune-A -The tune is not given in the book - but it has been added as attributed in Thomas Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891

See also

Geordie dialect words
John W. Chater
Chater’s Annual – a yearbook published between 1861-1882
Chater’s Keelmin's Comic Annewal – a yearbook published between 1869 and 1883

References

External links

• Bibliography. List of works published in English dialects by W W Skeat & J H Nodal 1877
• Farne archives Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer 1872 front cover
• Northumberland Words by R O Heslop 1892
• Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings