A Collection of Original Local Songs (full title - “A Collection of original local songs by Thomas Marshall – Printed for the author by Wm Fordyce, Dean Street, Newcastle 1829) is a Chapbook of Geordie folk song consisting of eleven songs written by Thomas Marshall, published in 1829, by the author himself.
The publication
Thomas Marshall wrote all the songs.
A set of the original documents are retained in the archives of Gateshead Council. .
Contents
Are as below :-
page | title | tune | brief description | note | ref |
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1 | assume front cover | ||||
2 | assume inner cover | ||||
3 to 4 | Blind Willie's jubilee | Bold Dragoon | A song to celebrate Blind Willy’s 50th birthday and ensuing party | ||
5 | unknown | ||||
6 to 8 | Markie's grandie (or Richie's mistake) | Barbara Bell | A comic song about mistaking the name of a public house | ||
8 to 10 | Blind Willie, versus Billy Scott | Fie, let's away to the Bridal | A song about a fight between these two local “eccentrics” | ||
10 to 12 | Ralphey and the broker | Good Morning to your night-cap | A song about a defective chest ordered from a broker (or joiner) | ||
12 to 13 | Heeltap's disaster | Post-mun | A song about a greedy shoemaker | ||
13 to 16 | Euphys Coronation | Arthur McBride | |||
18 to 19 | Ralphey's views fra the spire | Betsey Baker | This song describes the amazing view from the spire of St. Nicholas Church in Newcastle claiming he could see all the way to London | ||
16 to 18 | Visit to Swalwell | Betsey Baker | Song about a group of folk led by a band setting out from Newcastle to go to Swalwell for a 'merry night' | ||
20 to 21 | Tars and skippers | Derry Down | A song written after tales of “body snatcher” like Burke & Hare, tells of a group of people guarding a corpse | ||
21 to ? | Sons of Britannia | Battle of Vittoria |
See also
References
- "front cover". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Markie's grandie)". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Blind Willie, versus Billy Scott". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Ralphey and the broker". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Heeltap's disaster". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Euphys Coronation". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Ralphey's views fra the spire". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Visit to Swalwell". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Tars and skippers". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Sons of Britannia". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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External links
- FARNE - Folk Archive Resource North East – front cover
- Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings