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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".

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:

• "The black leggin'-pollis", author John C. Clemintson of Jarror - a third prize winner
• "Coaly Tyne" see notes M-G2 & Tune-A
• "Fun(d) Risin'", a short recitation
• "Krissimiss box (Foondid on fact)", author possibly James Anderson
• "Me fethur's drunk ag'yen", to the tune of "Cassels i' the air", author James Anderson
• "Nine oors a day or Common Measures", to the tune of "We have ne work te de doo-hoo-hoo", author possibly James Anderson
• "A Pitman's Trubles", 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
• "A warm fireside", 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 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

1. "Farne Archives – select "Chater's canny Newcassel diary and local remembrancer"". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "Farne archives - Coaly Tyne".
3. "Farne archives - Krissimiss box)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. "Farne archives - Me fethur's drunk ag'yen". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "Farne archives - Nine oors a day or Common Measures". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. "Farne archives - Tyekin' o' the sensis". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. "Farne archives - We're seldom what we shud be". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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

• English non-fiction books
• Songs related to Newcastle upon Tyne
• Northumbrian folklore