The Tyneside Songster by J. W. Swanston

The Tyneside Songster
Author J. W. Swanston
Country United Kingdom
Language English (Geordie dialect)
Genre chapbook
Publisher J. W. Swanston
Publication date
 possibly early to mid-1880s
Media type Print
Pages 16 pages – 39 songs

The Tyneside Songster (or to give it its full title – "The Tyneside Songster containing a splendid collection of Local Songs by popular Authors, in the Northumbrian Dialect Printed by J W Swanston, 67 & 69 St Andrews Street, Newcastle and may be had at all Booksellers, Newsagents, &c" is a chapbook of Geordie folk song consisting of 39 songs, crammed into its meagre 16 pages, and published in the 1880s by J. W. Swanston, a Newcastle printer and publisher.

The publication

The contents include a general collection of, either at that time or sometime earlier, well known and popular, local songs written by a collection of songwriters.[1] A set of the original documents is retained by the Tyne & Wear Archives and Museum Service. This is the record office for the cities and districts of Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside and North Tyneside.

The front cover of the book was as thus :-
THE
Tyneside
SONGSTER
CONTAINING
A splendid collection of Local Songs by
popular Authors, in the Northumbrian
Dialect
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– - – - – - – - – - – -
NEWCASTLE
Printed by J W SWANSTON, 67 & 69 St Andrews Street
and may be had at all Booksellers, Newsagents, &c
– - – - – - – - – - – -
One, two, or three copies of this Song Book may be had direct from the
Printer, for the published price, with an additional halfpenny for postage,
and will be sent to any address in the United Kingdom. Larger numbers
at the same rate.

On the top right, above the title, is printed the price, “One Penny”

Contents

are as below :-


title songwriter tune comments notes ref
1Front cover[2]
3Sandgate Lassie's Lament (The)Henry Robson
4Bewildor'd Pitman (The)The King of the cannibal Islands[3]
4Howden for Jarrow. Loup ootHarry HaldaneThe pseudonym of Richard Oliver Heslop[4]
5Bonny Clock Feyce (The)Robert NunnCole Hole[5]
5Sweet TynesideT KennedyKelvin Grove[6]
5Lizzie Mudie's Ghost. Or the Jenny HowletW Armstrong[7]
9Cappy or the Pitman's dogW Mitford[8]
9Cum an' stand a JillThe moon behind the hill[9]
12Jemmy stops lang at the fairJoseph Skipsey[10]
12Coaly TyneAuld Lang Syne[11]
12Sairt failed Hinney????[12]
13Sandgate Lass on Ropery Banks (The)Robert Nunn The Skipper's Wedding[13]
13Hey ye seen wor CuddyGeorge GuthrieThe King of the cannibal Islands[14]
13Elsie Marley??[15]
14Pitman's Dream (The)Newcastle Fair[16]
14Half-Drowned Skipper (The)Cvhapter of Donkeys[17]
14Waggoner (The)[18]
15Honest Working Man (The)Runaway Jack[19]
15Muther's best, iv a, (A)Newcastle is my native place[20]
15Wor Charlie's a MediumCappy's the dog"Wor Geordy's a Medium" in index[21]
16Pitman's Happy Times (The)J P RobsonIn the days when we went Gipsying[22]
16D'ye ken John PeelJohn Woodcock Graves[23]
16advert for "The Sailor's Songbook"
The following songs also appear in the book, but the page numbers are unknown
Beggar's Wedding (The)William StephensonQuayside Shaver
Blyth Camps (or The Girl I Left Behind Me)unknown
Cliffs of Old Tynemouth (The)Leitch David Ross
Dance To Thy DaddyWatson William
Give me life's largest cup
I attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly
(Weel May) The Keel Row
Marsden RockJohn PeacockJockey to the fairMarsden Rocks in index
Noodle – (The)John Brodie GilroyJeannette and Jeannot
Peter WaggyHenry RobsonWritten in 1826
Pitman's Courtship – (The)William MitfordThe night before Larry was stretched
Pound of tea (The)John StobbsDame Durdon
Rifleman Sowljor (The)J P Robsonappeared in his book "Evangeline" or The spirip of progress – Which contains his rather lengthy poem of the same name together with many more shorter works
Sandhill Monkey (The)William StephensonDrops of Brandy
Till the Tide cums inHenry Robson
Washing-Day – (The)Thomas WilsonThere's nae luck aboot the hooseactually entitled "The Weshin'-day" in this book
X. Y. Z. At Newcastle Races, 1814 (or Pitmen's Luck)William Mitford

Notes

Due to the only copy of the book available being damaged, it was not able to ascertain the page numbers of many of the songs. Therefore, the second section the above, list those songs in alphabetic order. Can anyone help with the numbering of these pages?

See also

Geordie dialect words
J. W. Swanston

References

  1. ↑ compilation by various writers (sometime between 1881–1887). The Tyneside Songster. J W Swanston, 67 & 69 St Andrews Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. Check date values in: |year= (help)
  2. ↑ "Front cover". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bewildor'd Pitman (The)".
  4. ↑ "Howden for Jarrow. Loup oot".
  5. ↑ "Bonny Clock Feyce (The)".
  6. ↑ "Sweet Tyneside".
  7. ↑ "Lizzie Mudie's Ghost".
  8. ↑ "Cappy or the Pitman's dog".
  9. ↑ "Cum an' stand a Jill".
  10. ↑ "Jemmy stops lang at the fair".
  11. ↑ "Coaly Tyne".
  12. ↑ "Sairt failed Hinney".
  13. ↑ "Sandgate Lass on Ropery Banks (The)". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Hey ye seen wor Cuddy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Elsie Marley".
  16. ↑ "Pitman's Dream (The".
  17. ↑ "Half-Drowned Skipper (The)".
  18. ↑ "Waggoner (The)".
  19. ↑ "Honest Working Man (The".
  20. ↑ "Muther's best, iv a, (A".
  21. ↑ "Wor Charlie's a Medium".
  22. ↑ "Pitman's Happy Times (The)".
  23. ↑ "D'ye ken John Peel".
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