Dunbar's local songs and recitations 1874

Local Songs, Recitations & Conundrums by William Dunbar 1874
Author William Dunbar
Country United Kingdom
Language English (Geordie dialect)
Genre chapbook
Publisher William Dunbar
Publication date
 1874
Media type Print
Pages over 40 pages

Dunbar's local songs and recitations 1874 (full title: “Dunbar's Local and other Songs, Recitations and Conundrums, A Local Tale, &c. Composed by the late William Dunbar, Wardley Colliery, who died February 23rd 1874, aged 21 years. Printed by Stevenson and Dryden, St Nicholas' Church Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne 1874”) is a chapbook of Geordie folk song consisting of over 40 pages, published in 1874, after the author's death.

The publication

William Dunbar wrote all the songs and a set of the original documents are retained in the archives of Beamish Museum.

The front cover of the book was as thus :-

LOCAL AND OTHER

SONGS, RECITATIONS,
AND CONUNDRUMS,
A
Local Tale, &c
COMPOSED BY THE LATE
WILLIAM DUMBAR
WARDLEY COLLIERY

WHO DIED FEBRUARY 23RD 1874, AGED 21 YEARS


NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
PRINTED BY STEVENSON AND DRYDEN, ST. NICHOLAS' CHURCH YARD


1874

Contents

In alphabetical order are as below :-


title tune brief description ref
1Best way to feel for a manWait for the turn of the tide[1]
2Billy BakerThe Handsome Page[2]
3Comic medleyWho's for the bus[3]
4Deeth o' Jimmy RenforthCastles in the airfamous local rower Jimmy Renforth[4]
5Doing all things for the bestTake care of the peace[5]
6Don't take offenceAct on the square[6]
7Forester's songOxford JoeAncient Order of Foresters at Wrekenton in 1872[7]
8Geordy's payBarbara Bell[8][9]
9If ivvor aw cease te speakIf I ever cease to love[10]
10ImitationJust to show there's no ill feeling[11]
11Joe the barber's boyImensicoff[12]
12Joseph ArchThe Marble ArchJoseph Arch was the president of the newly founded National Agricultural Labourers' Union[13]
13Maw bonny Bess. (or A dog fancier's musings)[14]
14My A B C (or items alphabetically arranged)Bow, Wow,Wow[15]
15North Durham election, 1874. A dialogue between Tommy Stobbs and Sally[16]
16Nothing venture, nothing winPar excellence[17]
17Nowt se Queer as FoaksCastles in the Air[18][19]
18Playing the troonA t'yel wiv a seekwil, an' monny an eekwil[20]
19Pull that wins the dayPull, pull together, boys[21]
20Robin Ramsay; or, what aw'm puzzled wi'The whole hog or none[22]
21She greets me wiv a smileI am so volatile[23]
22Shiftin' – (The)[24]
23Wardley Band – (The)The pawnshop bleezin[25]
24We hevvent lang te be sober nooI wish I was a fish[26]
25Wellesley lads – (The)Imminsicoffone of the first schools set up to train sailors[27]
26We're seldom what we shud beThe country cousinoriginally printed in Chater's Diary and Local Remembrancer[28]
27Woman charmin' woman OTry, try againoriginally printed in Chater's Diary and Local Remembrancer[29]
28Would you like to seeDown among the coalsoriginally printed in Chater's Diary and Local Remembrancer[30]

See also

Geordie dialect words
William Dunbar

References

  1. ↑ "Farne archives Best way to feel for a man".
  2. ↑ "Farne archives Billy Baker".
  3. ↑ "Farne archives Comic medley".
  4. ↑ "Farne archives Deeth o' Jimmy Renforth".
  5. ↑ "Farne archives Doing all things for the best".
  6. ↑ "Farne archives Don't take offence".
  7. ↑ "Farne archives Forester's song".
  8. ↑ "Farne archives Geordy's pay".
  9. ↑ "Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs page 511 – Geordy's Pay".
  10. ↑ "Farne archives If ivvor aw cease te speak".
  11. ↑ "Farne archives Imitation".
  12. ↑ "Farne archives Joe the barber's boy".
  13. ↑ "Farne archives Joseph Arch".
  14. ↑ "Farne archives Maw bonny Bess".
  15. ↑ "Farne archives My A B C".
  16. ↑ "Farne archives North Durham election, 1874".
  17. ↑ "Farne archives Nothing venture, nothing win".
  18. ↑ "Farne archives * Nowt se Queer as Foaks".
  19. ↑ "Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs page 512 – Nowt se Queer as Foaks".
  20. ↑ "Farne archives Playing the troon".
  21. ↑ "Farne archives Pull that wins the day".
  22. ↑ "Farne archives Robin Ramsay".
  23. ↑ "Farne archives She greets me wiv a smile".
  24. ↑ "Farne archives The shiftin'".
  25. ↑ "Farne archives The Wardley Band".
  26. ↑ "Farne archives We hevvent lang te be sober noo".
  27. ↑ "Farne archives The Wellesley lads".
  28. ↑ "Farne archives We're seldom what we shud be".
  29. ↑ "Farne archives Woman charmin' woman O".
  30. ↑ "Farne archives Would you like to see".
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