Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings

Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings... is an historic book of Tyneside popular and traditional songs that consisted, in its final published form, of a compilation of approximately 400 song lyrics and notes, with added songwriter and subject biographies and geographical details, together spanning over 600 pages (published, 1891). It was reprinted in 1972 by Frank Graham, Newcastle upon Tyne, with an introduction by music scholar David Harker.

Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings

Author	Thomas Allan
Language	English (Geordie dialect)
Publisher	Thomas Allan
Publication date	1891
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Pages	approx. 600 pages

Publication of Tyneside Songs

The series of works are, as their titles suggest, collections of songs, topical and of popular interest at the dates of their publication. In addition, a considerable amount of further material was eventually introduced, material including illustrations of Newcastle, biographies (and related articles) on the song's composers, as well as comments from the editors regarding their influences in choosing the songs of the various editions.

The series of works began to appear in 1862, when Thomas Allan published the original work in the series, which was called "Tyneside Songs"—a very small work mainly covering songs of Edward "Ned" Corvan and George "Geordie" Ridley. A version followed in 1863, entitled "A Choice Collection of Tyneside songs", which listed "E. Corvan, G. Ridley, J. P. Robson, R. Emery, &c., &c., &c., &c., &c." as authors, and which included engravings and text descriptions of Newcastle. A third version, of 1864, was likewise titled, listing the same authors.

A further edition was published in 1872, appearing under the same title as the 1863 volume ("A Choice Collection..."), but listing as authors "[Joe] Wilson, [Edward] Corvan, [William] Mitford, [Robert] Gilchrist, [Rowland] Harrison, [J. P.] Robson, [Robert] Emery, [Geordie] Ridley, [William] Oliver, [Jack] Shield, &c,. &c.", and including illustrations of Newcastle and, newly added, "Portraits of the Poets [and] Eccentrics of Newcastle".

The final edition of the series was published in 1891, entitled "Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings...", a revised edition that included songwriter biographies, portraits, and autographs, as well as notes on the songs.

Hence, over the years that the Allans developed the book series, continually adding to it, it eventually, as of this date, became an extremely large volume, containing almost 400 songs and spanning almost 600 pages. Eventually, the name was changed to "Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings...", and the contents increased to cover the songs, as well as details and histories of them, and of their writers and singers. Moreover, as it developed, its scope changed from being limited to popular songs, to encompass many older traditional songs, thus spreading the popularity of the series to a wider audience. It is now considered an invaluable historical reference.

Related secondary scholarship

• Harker, D. (1981). "The Making of the Tyneside Concert Hall". Popular Music. Folk or Popular? Distinctions, Influences, Continuities. 1: 26–56. doi:10.1017/S0261143000000908. JSTOR 853242. Retrieved 24 March 2024. Article by a scholar that focuses, at least in part, on this genre of music history and musicology, in a piece that includes descriptions of some musical pieces appearing in Allan's... Tyneside Songs.
• Allan, Thomas & Harker, David (new intro.) (1972) [1891]. Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings, With Lives, Portraits, and Autographs of the Writers, and Notes on the Songs (facsimile) (Revised ed.). Newcastle upon Tyne: Frank Graham [orig. Thos. & George Allan]. ISBN 9780902833753. Retrieved 27 March 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) A modern facsimile edition of the 1891 classic, with a new introduction by music scholar David Harker.

Contents

The contents as revealed by the Contents pages of the final (1891) edition, and Wikipedia editorial comments regarding mentions (and origins) of various subjects on various pages:

Page	Title	Songwriter	Tune	Comments	Notes	Refs.
i	verso, illustration; recto, title page				Illustr., "Eccentrics and Well-Known Characters in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne"
iii	Dedication				"To Richard Oliver Heslop, Esq. / An acknowledgment of his labours on 'Northumberland Words.'"
v	Introductory Note
vii to xvi	Contents
1	Tynside Songs
1	(Weel May) The Keel Row	Traditional – before 1760			¹
1	a mention of	Joihn Stokoe		Writing in the Monthly Chronicle	³
1	a mention of	William Shield		A famous Swalwell musician	³
1	a mention of	Joseph Ritson		Ritson's " Northumberland Garland" 1703
1	(Weel May) The Keel Row	Street version
2	Waggoner (The)	not given
2	Bobby Shaftoe	Traditional			¹
2	a mention of	William Brockie			³
2	a mention of	Cuthbert Sharp		The Bishoprick Garland 1834	³
3	Bonny Pit Laddie (The)	not given
3	a mention of	Joseph Ritson		Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale	³
4	Bonny Keel Laddie (The)	unknown
4	a mention of	Richard Oliver Heslop		from "Northumberland Words"	³
5	Ride through Sandgate	not given		fragment of old rhyme about the siege of 1644
5	a mention of	Cuthbert Sharp		The Bishoprick Garland 1834	³
5	Collier's Wedding – (The)	Edward Chicken
5	Short bio	Edward Chicken
5	a mention of	Mr W Call		Published a new version of the song in 1829	³
8	My Eppie	not given
8	a mention of	William Brockie			³
9	Northumbrian's Sigh for his Native Country (The)
9	Sair Fail'd, Hinney	not given		Variation on "The awd man to the oak tree"
10	a mention of	Cuthbert Sharp		The Bishoprick Garland 1834	³
10	Old Man and the Oak (The)	not given	Variation on "Sair Fail'd, Hinney"	from Ritson, in Gammer Gurton's Garland
10	a mention of	Joseph Ritson		Gammer Gurton's Garland	³
10	Short bio	Thomas Whittle
11	William Carstairs, Schoolmaster	Thomas Whittle		on one of his contemporaries
11	Short bio	William Carstairs
12	Sawney Ogilby's Duel with his Wife	Thomas Whittle
13	Little Moody, Razor-setter	Thomas Whittle
15	Jesmond Dene ³			a mention of – and Lord Armstrong	³
15	Short bio	Phill "Primrose" Hodgson
15	Une Bagatelle	Phill "Primrose" Hodgson
15	Jessamond Mill	Phill "Primrose" Hodgson
16	Pandon Dene	originally named as "Bosalinda" – or "Rosalinda"		May have been a Miss Harrey of Newcastle	A-G2
18	Short bio	John Cunningham
19	Elegy on a Pile of Ruins – Extract from	John Cunningham	No....tho' the palace bar her golden gate
19	Death of John Cunningham – (Lament on the)	Robert Gilchrist
20	Holiday Gown	John Cunningham
21	North Shields Song (A)	not given
22	Alice Marley – (A new song made on)	unknown		An Alewife at Pictree, near Chester-le-Street
23	Donocht Head	George Pickering	Ye Banks and Braes
23	Short bio	George Pickering
25	Collier's Rant (The)	unknown
25	a mention of	Sir Cuthbert Sharp			³
27	Little P. D (The)	unknown		or "Little Pee Dee"
27	a mention of	G Angus, printers of The Side, Newcastle		Newcastle Garland, printed about 1805	³
28	Dol Li A	unknown		A song famous in Newcastle about the years 1792-8-4.
29	A You A, Hinny Burd	unknown
31	Tyne – (The Water of)	unknown
31	a mention of	Sir C Sharp		comments on the River Tyne	³
31	South Shields Song (A)	not given		Sir Cuthbert Sharp
32	a mention of	Cuthbert Sharp		The Bishoprick Garland 1834	³
32	Blow the Wind Southerly – (a variation)	unknown		Sunderland Sailors' Rhymes
32	a mention of	J Marshall		Northern Minstrel, 1806–07	³
32	Short bio	John Gibson
32	Short bio	William Brockie
32	Tyne (The) – song number 1	John Gibson		Roll on thy way, thrice happy Tyne
33	Brandling – Family Motto	not given		from Sharp's "Bishopric Garland"
33	a mention of	Cuthbert Sharp		The Bishoprick Garland 1834	³
34	Brandling and Ridley	not given
34	Short bio	Thomas Thompson
35	a mention of	John Howard (J. H.)			³
36	Reply to John Howard	Thomas Thompson
37	Sonnet – To Thomas Thompson on his late address to J. Howard	J. Ingo
38	Election Song, 1812	Thomas Thompson
40	Report on the death of	Thomas Thompson		From the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle – 14 January 1816
41	Thomas Thompson – (Lament for)	maybe by Robert Gilchrist		Tommy Thompson – (compoted Extemire)
42	Short bio	Robert Gilchrist
42	Short bio	Thomas Thompson's family
43	a mention of	Thomas Wilson		Thomas Wilson	³
43	Short bio	James Clephen		author of "Over the Churchyard Wall"
45	New Keel Row (The)	T Thompson
47	Canny Newcastle	Thomas Thompson
47	a mention of	Dr B S Watson		author of "A gossip about songs"	³
47	a mention of	Sir Matthew White Ridley of Heaton		MP for Newcastle to 1813	³
50	Jemmy Joneson's Whurry	Thomas Thompson
50	mention of	Richard Oliver Heslop			³
51	Short bio			The Tyne ferries
54	Short bio	William Purvis (Blind Willie)
54	Blind Willie – (Lament for) – Extract from	Thomas Thompson
54	Short bio	Joihn Stokoe		about Blind Willie in "The North Country Garland of Song"
55	Broom Buzzems – (or Buy Broom Busoms)	maybe William Purvis (Blind Willie)
56	Broom Buzzems – (Extra Verses added by Blind Willie)	William Purvis (Blind Willie)
57	Tarum Tickle, tan dum – A Rhyme by Blind Willie	William Purvis (Blind Willie)
59	Blind Willie's Death – (Epitaph to)	Robert Gilchrist
60	Bards of the Tyne (The)	Charles Purvis
61	Reply to Bards of the Tyne
61	Newcastle Bellman (The)	John Shield		in which the Tyne Mercury was held up to ridicule
61	a mention of	James Stawpert			³
61	Short bio	Charles Purvis
62	Oxygen Gas ³	John Shield		A mention of	³
62	Short bio	John Shield
62	Blackett's Field – Extract from	John Shield
62	O No, My Love, No – Extract from	John Shield
63	Delia's Answer – Extract from	John Shield
63	To Delia – Extract from	Shields ????
64	Short bio	John Shield's Family
65	a mention of	Dr Clark			³
65	In Defence of the Name of Jack	John Shield		Addressed to Miss Carry of Dunston
67	Poor Tom, the Blind Boy	John Shield
68	Vanished Rose Restored – (The)	John Shield		Sung by Mr Frith at the Newcastle Concerts
69	Bonny Geatsiders 1805 (The) – in praise of the Gateshead Volunteers	John Shield	Bob Crankey	under the command of Cuthbert Ellison, Esq., of Hebburn
71	My Lord 'Size – or Newcastle in an Uproar	John Shield		alternate title "Newcastle in an Uproar"
74	Bob Cranky's Adieu	John Shield	The Soldiers Adieu	Set to music by Thomas Train and sung by him at many public dinners
74	a mention of	Thomas Train – of Gateshead			³
76	Short bio	Stephen Kemble		Former manager of the Theatre Royal, Newcastle
76	Barber's News – (The) – or Shields in an Uproar	John Shield	O' the Golden Days of Good Queen Bess
81	Short bio	Cull Billy, alias Silly Billy
82	Cull Billy's Prize	Robert Emery
83	descriptions of places on map opposite
84	Map of Newcastle
84	Short bio	John Selkirk
85	Bob Cranky	John Selkirk
85	a mention of	John Marshall		Northern Minstrel, 1806–07	³
86	Report on the death of	John Selkirk		A report from the Newcastle Chronicle, 18 November 1843
88	Bob Cranky's 'Size Sunday	John Selkirk
88	a mention of	William Henderson Dawson			³
91	Bob Cranky's Complaint	John Selkirk
93	Swalwell Hopping	John Selkirk	Paddy's Wedding
96	Bob Cranky's Leum'nation Neet	John Selkirk
99	Short bio	James Stawpert
100	John Diggons – Extract from	James Stawpert
100	Trafalgar's Battle – Extract from	James Stawpert
100	Newcastle Fair October 1811 – or The Pitman Drinking Jackey	James Stawpert
102	Pitman's Revenge against Bonaparte – (The)	George Cameron			A-C1
102	Short bio	George Cameron
106	Short bio	Henry Robson
106	a mention of	John Collingwood Bruce and John Stokoe (editors)		Northumbrian Minstrelsy: a collection of the ballads, melodies, and small-pipe tunes of Northumbria	³
107	a mention of	Robert Emery			³
107	a mention of	G Angus, printers of The Side, Newcastle			³
107	Colliers' Pay Week (The)	Henry Robson		A Picture of Benwell Pit Life about the year 1800
114	Sandgate Lassie's Lament (The)	Henry Robson	The Bonnie Pit Laddie
115	Till the Tide cums in	Henry Robson
116	Ma' Canny Hinny	unknown
117	Children's Rhymes
117	Rain, rain, gan away	anon
117	Keel-bully, keel-bully, ploat yor geese	anon
118	Sunderland Song – (A)	not given
118	a mention of	Cuthbert Sharp		The Bishoprick Garland 1834	³
118	Andrew Carr	not given
118	Northern Nursery Song	not given
118	a mention of	Cuthbert Sharp		The Bishoprick Garland 1834	³
119	Short bio	William Stephenson (senior)
120	Retrospect – (The)	William Stephenson (senior)
120	Age of Eighty	William Stephenson (senior)
121	Quayside Shaver – (The)	William Stephenson (senior)
123	Skipper's Wedding – (The)	William Stephenson (senior)		previously named "The Invitation"
126	Newcastle on Saturday Night	William Stephenson (senior)			Fr-Tune08
128	Short bio	John Leonard
129	Lines on William Pitt – Extract from	John Leonard
130	Winlaton Hoppin'	John Leonard
132	Short bio	William Mitford
132	a mention of	J Marshall		Newcastle Songster - by J. Marshall	³
133	X. Y. Z. (a mention only)	William Mitford			³
134	North Pole – (The) – Extract from	William Mitford
134	Newcastle Landlords 1834 – Extract from	William Watson
135	William Mitford – (Acrostic on)	Robert Emery
136	Tyne Fair	William Mitford		commemoration the winter of 1813–14 when the Tyne was frozen over for three weeks
138	X. Y. Z. At Newcastle Races, 1814 (or Pitmen's Luck)	William Mitford
141	Cappy – or The Pitman's Dog	William Mitford – according to Allan's	Chapter of Donkeys
143	Pitman's Courtship – (The)	William Mitford	The night before Larry was stretched
145	Mayor of Bordeaux (The) – or Mally 's Mistake	William Mitford
147	Pitman's Skellyscope (The)	William Mitford			Fr-Tune07
147	a mention of	Sir David Brewster		His invention, the Kaleidoscope first came out c1820	³
149	Wonderful Gutter (The)	William Mitford		over the argument between rail or canal
151	Bewildered Skipper (The)	William Mitford	The bewildered maid
151	Sandgate Girl's Lamentation (The)	unknown
153	Half-Drowned Skipper (The) – from page 153 ³	unknown	Chapter of Donkeys
154	Wreckenton Hiring	unknown
156	Canny Sheels	John Morrison		First appeared in Davidson of Alnwick's collection of Tyneside Songs 1840
156	a mention of	William Davison		William Davison of Alnwick's collection of Tyneside Songs, 1840	³
156	Permanent Yeast ³	John Morrison		a mention only	³
158	Coaly Tyne	unknown	Auld Lang Syne	Written during the trial of Queen Caroline in 1820. (See last verse.)
160	Walker Pits	unknown	Off She Goes
160	Fisher's Garland – (The)	Robert Roxby & Thomas Doubleday		published 1841
160	Short bio	Robert Roxby
160	Short bio	Thomas Doubleday
161	Auld Fisher's Lament (The) ³	Robert Roxby & Thomas Doubleday		a mention only	³
161	Auld Fisher's Last Wish – (The)	Robert Roxby & Thomas Doubleday	My love is newly listed
162	a mention of	Dr B S Watson		author of "A gossip about songs"	³
162	Coquet Side	Robert Roxby & Thomas Doubleday	They may rail at this life
164	Auld Fisher's Fareweel to Coquet – (The)	Robert Roxby & Thomas Doubleday	Gramachree
166	Coquet for Ever – (The)	Robert Roxby & Thomas Doubleday	Oh, Whistle and I'll come to you, my lad
167	Impatient Lassie – (The)	Robert Anderson – probably	Low down in the broom
167	a mention of	Robert Anderson		Cumberland Ballads	³
167	Short bio	Robert Anderson
169	Short bio	Robert Gilchrist
170	Gothalbert and Hisanna – Extract from	Robert Gilchrist
171	Gothalbert of the Tyne	Robert Gilchrist
172	Zion's Hill – Extract from	Robert Gilchrist
172	Bethlehem's Star – Extract from	Robert Gilchrist
172	St. Nicholas' Church – (On)	Robert Gilchrist
174	Petition from the old House in Shieldfield	Robert Gilchrist
175	Poetic Fragments	Robert Gilchrist
176	Sonnet on the Shortest Day	Robert Gilchrist
176	Clennell's Lines on Robert Gilchrist's Death .	John Luke Clennell
177	Collier's Keek at the Nation (The)	Robert Gilchrist
179	Short bio	Bold Archy – Archy Henderson
179	On the Death of Bold Archy	Robert Gilchrist
180	Bold Archy Drownded	Robert Gilchrist	The Bold Dragoon
181	Short bio	William Scott
182	Voyage To Lunnin (A)	Robert Gilchrist
186	Amphitrite – (The)	Robert Gilchrist
188	Blind Willie Singin'	Robert Gilchrist	Jemmy Joneson's Whurry	actually named as Blind Willie's Singing in this book
188	short bio	William Purvis (Blind Willie)
190	Lamentation on the Death of Captain Benjamin Starkey – (The)	Robert Gilchrist
190	Short bio	Captain Benjamin Starkey
191	a mention of	Cuckoo Jack		John Wilson alias Cuckoo Jack	³
192	Blind Willie's Death (or Deeth)	Robert Nunn	Jemmy Joneson's Whurry	was wrongly attributed to Robert Gilchrist for many years
194	a mention of	Robert Nunn			³
194	More Innovations	Robert Gilchrist	The Bold Dragoon
196	Short bio	author of The Corn Market – (Robert Gilchrist)
196	Corn Market (The) – A Lament	unknown – possibly (Gilchrist)	The Bold Dragoon	first appeared in Fordyce's Collection (1842) – Allan guesses the author is Robert Gilchrist
198	Short bio	James Morrison
199	Burdon's Address to the cavalry – A parody	James Morrison	Scots Wha Hae
199	Short bio	Thomas Burdon, Lieut. Colonel of the Tyne Hussars		soon to be knighted by the Prince Regent in May 1816
200	Newcastle Noodles (The)	James Morrison	Canny Newcassel
200	a mention of	Charles John Brandling			³
202	Green's Balloon	unknown	Barbara Bell
202	a mention of	Mr (or Messrs) Green			³
204	Short bio	William Watson
206	Newcassel Races	William Watson
208	Thumping Luck	William Watson	Gang Nae Mair to Yon Toon
210	Dance To Thy Daddy	William Watson	The Little Fishy
211	Newcastle Landlords 1834	William Watson
215	Short bio	William Armstrong
216	Jenny Howlett (The) – or Lizzie Mudie's Ghost	William Armstrong
217	Baboon (The)	William Armstrong
218	Glister (The)	William Armstrong
219	Floatin' Gunstan – (The)	William Armstrong	Derry Down	About a "Floating Grindstone"
220	Skipper in the Mist (The)	William Armstrong	Derry Down
221	Billy Oliver's Ramble (Between Benwell and Newcastle)	anon		first appeared in "The Shields Song Book" of 1826
221	My Nyem is Willy Dixon ³	not given		a mention only – A parody on Billy Oliver's Ramble. It appeared in The Tyne Songster	³
223	Devil (The) – or The Nanny Goat	anon
223	The Shields Song Book ³	printed by C. W. Barnes		a mention only	³
225	Cliffs of Virginia (The)	anon	Drops of Brandy	first appeared in "The Shields Song Book" of 1826
227	Skipper's Mistake (The)	Armstrong	Chapter of Accidents		F-A1
228	Short bio	William Oliver
229	To the Mechanics' Institute of Newcastle upon Tyne	William Oliver
229	To the memory of Riego, the Spanish patriot ³	William Oliver		a mention only	³
229	England, Awake ³	William Oliver		a mention only	³
230	Various addresses to Corinthian Society – Extract from
230	given on 4 June 1827	D.H. (possibly David Hobkirk)
230	given on 29 August 1827	P. G. (possibly P. Galloway)
231	given on 21 May 1830	unknown (possibly Thomas Thompson)
231	given on possibly 4 Dec 1830	W. O. (possibly William Oliver)
231	Alexander Donkin (Lines on the Death of) – Extract from	W. O. possibly William Oliver		12 Feb 1825
232	Alexander Donkin – (A Lament on the death of)	P. G. (possibly P. Galloway)
232	Richard Young, who died 4 November 1831, aged 29 – (To the Memory of)	William Oliver
232	Richard Young – (To the Memory of)	P. G. (possibly P. Galloway)
232	R. Young – (To the Memory of)	D.H. (possibly David Hobkirk)
233	J. Brandling, M.P. – (Lines on the Death of a)	William Oliver
234	Newcassel Props (The)	William Oliver	The Bold Dragoon
236	a mention of	Mr Wombwell and his animal show			³
236	Bonassus (The)	William Oliver	Jemmy Joneson's Whurry
238	Tim Tunbelly	William Oliver
240	Newcastle Millers – (The)	William Oliver	The Bold Dragoon	a prize fight on Barlow Fell in which Jim Wallace beat Tm Dunn 1824
241	Lament – (The)	William Oliver	The Bold Dragoon
243	New Markets (The) (or Newcastle Improvements)	William Oliver	Canny Newcassel
244	Short bio	R. Charlton
245	Newcastle Improvements	R.Charlton
246	Newgate Street Petition to Mr. Mayor (The)	anon – but suggested as John Shield
250	Short bio	Thomas Marshall
251	Euphy's Coronation	Thomas Marshall	Arthur McBride
253	Blind Willie v. Billy Scott	Thomas Marshall	Fie, let's away to the bridal
255	Tars and Skippers	Thomas Marshall	Derry Down
257	Keel Row (Weel May The Keel Row – that get's the Bairns their Breed)	Thomas Marshall
258	Short bio	Thomas Wilson
259	Market Day – (The) – Extract from	Thomas Wilson
260	Pitman's Pay – Extract from	Thomas Wilson
261	a mention of	William Henderson Dawson		a tribute to Thomas Wilson	³
261	Petition of an Old Apple Tree – Extract from	Thomas Wilson
262	Moose – (Lines on a) – Extract from	Thomas Wilson
262	Long, long ago	Thomas Wilson
262	lines on an Old Arm Chair – Extrasc from	Thomas Wilson
264	a mention of ³			A typical washing day	³
264	Washing-Day – (The)	Thomas Wilson	Nae luck aboot the hoose
266	Carter's Well	Thomas Wilson	Mrs Johnson
268	Opening of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway	Thomas Wilson		on 18 June 1888
270	Movement – (The)	Thomas Wilson
272	Pea Jacket – (The)	Thomas Wilson
273	Glance at Polly Technic (A)	Thomas Wilson
275	Market Day – (The)	Thomas Wilson
277	Coal Trade (The)	unknown	The Keel Row		Br S6
279	a mention of	T W Beaumont			³
279	a mention of	Robert Surtees			³
279	Colours – (The)	maybe Robert Surtees
281	Short bio	David Ross Lietch
281	Red Eric and Lord Delaval	David Ross Lietch
283	Short bio	John Jack Dent
283	Lines to Joe Wilson – Extract from	John Jack Dent		on seeing Joe Wilson's portrait in Mr. France's window
284	Cliffs of Old Tynemouth – (The)	David Ross Lietch	The Meeting of the Waters
284	Short bio	Robert Emery
286	Great Frost on River Tyne – Extract from	Robert Emery		Thomas Binney completed the verses
286	Short bio	Thomas Binney
287	Trip to Warkworth	Robert Emery		Written for the employees of Lambert's Printers for their "works trip"
289	Canny Sheels ³	John Morrison		a mention of	³
289	Answer to Canny Sheels – Extract from	Robert Emery
289	Song on opening of New Fish Market – Extract from	Robert Emery		on the occasion of the fishwives being removed from their open stand on the Sandhill to the new covered market
290	Short bio	Metcalfe Ross
290	Robert Emery – (Address to)	Metcalfe Ross
290	Jean Jamieson's Ghost ³	Robert Emery		a mention of	³
290	Robert Emery – Acrostic on	Joe Wilson
290	Lines to Miss Bell – Extract from	Robert Gilchrist		The daughter of John Bell Junior
291	Hydrophobia – or The Skipper and the Quaker	Robert Emery	Good Morrow to your Nightcap
293	Hackney Coach Customers – or Newcastle Wonders	Robert Emery
294	Pitman's Ramble (The)	Robert Emery	The Kebuckstane Wedding
296	King Willy's Coronation	Robert Emery
296	Sandhill Wine Pant – (The)	Robert Emery
297	Songs on George IV.'s Coronation – Extract from	Robert Emery
299	Sandgate Pant – or Jane Jemieson's Ghost	Robert Emery	To be a Butterfly
300	Baggy Nanny – or The Pitman's Frolic	Robert Emery	The Kebuckstane Wedding
302	Skipper's Visit to the Polytechnic – (The)	Robert Emery
305	Mally and the Prophet	Robert Emery	Barbara Bell
307	Curds-and-cream House Ghost – (The)	Robert Emery	Walker, the Twopenny Poetman
308	Wizard of the North – (The) – or The Mystic Policeman	Robert Emery	Hurrah for the bonnets o' Bonnie Dundee
308	Short bio	John Elliott		Superintendent of Gateshead Police c1890
310	Owl (The)	Robert Emery	X. Y. Z.
310	Short bio	Mr T Waller Watson
310	Short bio	Thomas Carr		Captain of the Watch 1823
312	Skipper's Dream (The)	T Moor
312	Short bio	T Moor
313	Short bio	William Stephenson (junior)
313	Beggars' Wedding – (The) ³	William Stephenson (junior)		a mention of	³
314	Lass that shed a tear for me (The) ³	William Stephenson (junior)		a mention of	³
314	Ellen – Extract from	William Stephenson (junior)	Robin Adair
314	Beggars' Wedding – (The)	William Stephenson (junior)	Quayside Shaver
316	Sandhill Monkey (The)	William Stephenson (junior)	Drops of Brandy
318	Merry Lads of Gyetshead	William Stephenson (junior)	Sunny Banks of Scotland
319	Short bio	Robert Nunn
320	Sandgate Lassie's Lament (The) – Extract from	Robert Emery		The death of Bobby Nunn is mentioned in the song
320	Death of Bobby Nunn	Robert Emery		mentioned in "The Sandgate Lassie's Lament"
321	Roby's Wife's Lamentation	Robert Nunn
322	Lines on Hawthorn's Trip – Extract from	Robert Nunn
323	Nunn, Acrostic on	Joe Wilson
323	Pitman and the Blackin' – (The)	Robert Nunn	The Coal-Hole
323	Poor auld horse (The) ³	Robert Nunn		a mention of	³
323	Quarter of currans (The) ³	Robert Nunn		a mention of	³
325	Newcastle Lad – (The) – or Newcastle is My Native Place	Robert Nunn	And sae wi we yet
326	Luckey's Dream	Robert Nunn	Caller Fair	sometimes Luckey, Lukey or Lucky
329	Short history			St. Nicholas' Church
329	Riddle of St Nicholas' (The)	Ben Jonson
329	St. Nicholas' Church	Robert Nunn
331	Keelman's Reasons for Attending Church – (The)	Robert Nunn	Jemmy Joneson's Whurry
333	Sandgate Lass on the Ropery Bank (The)	Robert Nunn	The Skipper's Wedding
333	Short bio			Ropery Bank
335	Drucken Bella Roy, O !	Robert Nunn	Duncan M'Callaghan
335	Short bio	Bella Roy
336	Jocker	Robert Nunn	O? Gin I Had Her
338	Fiery Clock-fyece (The)	Robert Nunn	The Coal-hole
340	Sandgate Wife's Nurse Song	Robert Nunn
341	Short bio	John Brodie Gilroy
342	Noodle – (The)	John Brodie Gilroy	Jeannette and Jeannot
343	Short bio	John Peacock
343	a mention of	Mr William Brockie			³
343	Marsden Rock	John Peacock	Jockey to the fair
343	Short bio			Marsden Rock
345	short bio	Joseph Philip Robson
347	Parting Address to the People of Tyneside – Extract from	Joseph Philip Robson
347	In memory of Joseph Philip Robson	Mr Joseph McGill
347	Joseph Philip Robson, Acrostic on	Joe Wilson
348	Exile's Return – (The)	Joseph Philip Robson
348	Lays of the Tyne Exile – Extract from	Joseph Philip Robson
348	Departure (The) ³	Joseph Philip Robson		a mention only	³
348	In Childhood we Wander ³	Joseph Philip Robson		a mention only	³
348	Farewell, Fair Fields ³	Joseph Philip Robson		a mention only	³
348	Maid of my Bosom ³	Joseph Philip Robson		a mention only	³
348	Banks o' Tyne ³	Joseph Philip Robson		a mention only	³
348	Return (The) ³	Joseph Philip Robson		a mention only	³
349	Banks o' Tyne	Joseph Philip Robson	The Keel Row
350	Wonderful Tallygrip – (The)	Joseph Philip Robson	Barbara Bell
352	When we were at the Skuel	Joseph Philip Robson	Nae luck aboot the hoose
352	Dom'nee lo'ed the "Quaker's Wife – (The)	Joseph Philip Robson
354	Polly's Nickstick	J P Robson
359	High Level Bridge (The)	J P Robson	Drops of Brandy
361	Callerforney – A dialogue	J P Robson	Alley Croaker
363	Pawnshop Bleezin' – (The)	J P Robson	X. Y. Z.	Mrs Potter's pawnshop, on The Side, Newcastle, was completely destroyed by fire, in 1849
366	Use an' the Abuse -(The) – or The Pitmen an the preachers	J P Robson	Canny Newcassel
366	Maw Marras, tyek wamin' be me	J P Robson
368	Days and Deeds of Shakspere	J P Robson	The Old English Gentleman
371	Hamlick, Prince of Denton – Part First	J P Robson	Merrily dance the Quaker's wife
374	Hamlick, Prince of Denton – Part Second	J P Robson	Merrily dance the Quaker's wife
377	Hamlick, Prince of Denton – Part Third	J P Robson	Merrily dance the Quaker's wife
379	Pitman's Happy Times – (The)	J P Robson	In the days we went a' gipsying
381	Horrid War i' Sangeyt – (The)	J P Robson	The King o' the Cannibal Islands
384	Betty Beesley and her Wooden Man	J P Robson	The Bold Dragoon
387	Short bio	Edward Corvan
389	a mention of	Catgut Jim		pseudonym of Edward Corvan	³
392	Caller – (The) – Extract from	Edward Corvan
393	a mention of	Joe Wilson			³
393	Corvan, Acrostic on	Joe Wilson
394	He Wad be a Noodle	Edward Corvan	Gee, Wo Dobbin
395	Toon Improvement Bill – (The) – or Ne Pleyce noo te play	Edward Corvan
398	Rise in Coals – (The)	Edward Corvan
399	Asstrilly – or The Pitman's Farewell	Edward Corvan	All round my hat
401	Asstrilly's Goold Fields – or Tommy Carr's Letter	Edward Corvan	Marble Halls
403	Tommy Carr's Adventures in Asstrilly	Edward Corvan
405	Cullercoats Fish-Lass – (The)	Edward Corvan	Lilie's a Lady
406	Bobby the Boxer	Edward Corvan	Pat's Curiosity Shop
409	Warkworth Feast	Edward Corvan	Morpeth Jail
411	Kipper'd Herrin' – (The)	Edward Corvan
412	Deeth o' Billy Purvis	Edward Corvan	Jenny Jones
412	Short bio	William Purvis (Blind Willie)
416	Greet Bull-Dog O' Shields – (The)	Edward Corvan	Hokey Pokey	About the visit of HMS Bulldog
419	Fishermen Hung the Monkey, O! – (The)	Edward Corvan	The Tinker's Wedding	The Hartlepool monkey-hangers
421	Comet – (The) – or The Skipper's Fright	Edward Corvan	Polly Parker, O
422	Fire on the Kee – (The)	Edward Corvan	Wor Jocker
426	Chambers and White	Edward Corvan	Trab, Trab	A race between rowers Thomas White (London) and Robert Chambers (Newcastle)
428	Deeth o' Cuckoo Jack – (The)	Edward Corvan
428	Short bio	John Wilson alias Cuckoo Jack
430	Wor Tyneside Champions	Edward Corvan	Billy Nat
432	Queen has sent a Letter – (The) – or "The Hartley Calamity"	Edward Corvan	No Irish need apply
434	Queen's Visit to Cherbourg – (The)	Edward Corvan	The Sly Old Fox
438	Stagestruck Keelman	Edward Corvan	Bob and Joan
439	Soop Kitchin – (The)	Edward Corvan	Lilie's a Lady
442	Short bio ³			The new High Level Bridge	³
442	High Level an' the Aud Bridge – (The)	assume Edward Corvan	various tunes	A comic imaginary dialogue
444	Cat-gut Jim – the Fiddler	Edward Corvan	And sae off wi' ye	pseudonym of Edward Corvan
446	Short bio	George Ridley
448	George Ridley – (Acrostic on)	Joe Wilson
449	Joey Jones	George Ridley	Pat of Mullingar
451	Blaydon Races	George Ridley	Brighton
453	short bio	Robert Chambers		Champion sculler
453	Chambers	George Ridley	The whole hog or none
454	Sheels Lass for Me – (The)	George Ridley	The whole hog or none
456	Bobby Cure – (The)	George Ridley	The perfect care
458	Johnny Luik-Up	George Ridley	Sally, come up
458	short bio	John Higgins		Town Crier at the time
460	Short bio	John Spencer
460	My name is Jack Spencer	George Ridley	Hamlet
461	Stephenson Monument – (The)	George Ridley	John Barleycorn
464	Short bio	James Rewcastle
464	Jackey and Jenny	James Rewcastle	Come, fie, let us a' to the bridal
466	Short bio	Edward Elliott
466	Sheep-Killin' Dog – (The)	Edward Elliott
468	Whitley Camp	Edward Elliott
470	Short bio	Michael Benson
470	a mention of	J Selkirk			³
471	Birth of Friendship's Star – (The)	Michael Benson
473	Short bio	Joe Wilson
474	Great Boat Race – (The)	Joe Wilson		a mention of	³
474	Row upon the stairs – (The)	Joe Wilson		a mention of	³
474	Gallowgate Lad – (The)	Joe Wilson		a mention of	³
475	Geordy, haud the bairn	Joe Wilson		a mention of	³
476	Aw Wish yor Muther wad Cum – or Wor Geordy's notions aboot men nursin' bairns	Joe Wilson	The Whasslin' Theef
478	Dinnet Clash the Door	Joe Wilson	Tramp, tramp
479	Be Kind te me Dowtor	Joe Wilson	Die an aud maid
481	Time that me Fethur wes Bad – (The)	not given	Cam hyem te yor childer an' me
482	Short bio	Ralph Blackett
482	Jimmy's Deeth	Ralph Blackett
484	short bio	William Henderson Dawson
484	short bio			Stephenson's Monument
484	a mention of	J P Robson			³
485	Pitman's Tickor an' the Wag-at-the-Wa' – (The)	William Henderson Dawson	Barbara Allen
486	Pitman's Visit to Stephenson's Monument – (The)	William Henderson Dawson	Tallygrip
486	short bio			Stephenson's Monument
489	Short bio	John Stephenson		also known as Wood-Legged Jack
489	Jack's Wooden Leg	William Henderson Dawson	Wonderful Tallygrip
491	Short bio	John Kelday Smith
491	Whereivvor hae they gyen ?	John Kelday Smith	Perhaps she's on the railway
492	Forst ov Owt ye Had – (The)	John Kelday Smith	When the kyo comes home
493	Short bio	Matthew Dryden
494	Perseveer – or The Nine Oors Movemint	Matthew Dryden	Nelly Ray
495	Short bio	James Horsley
495	Geordy's Dream – or the Sun and the Muen	James Horsley		a mention of	³
496	Pilgrimage to Jesmond – (A) – Extract from	James Horsley
496	To the Angel of Death	James Horsley
497	She's Sumboddy's Bairn	James Horsley
499	Chinese Sailors in Newcastle – (The)	James Horsley
501	Short bio	George Charleton Barron
503	Bill Smith at the Battle of Waterloo	George Charleton Barron
504	How Waterloo was won	George Charleton Barron
505	Short bio	John Taylor
506	Short bio	Henry "Harry" Clasper
506	Short bio	and other rowers on the Tyne
507	Henry "Harry" Clasper and his Testimonial	John Taylor
509	Flay Craw – (The) – or Pee Dee*s Mishap	John Taylor	Warkworth Feast
511	a mention of	Marshall Cresswell			³
511	Short bio	William Dunbar
511	Geordy's Pay – Extract from	William Dunbar
512	Nowt as Queer as Folks	William Dunbar
512	Short bio	Marshall Cresswell
512	Morpeth Lodgings	Marshall Cresswell
513	Part III – Living Writers
513	Short bio	Rowland Harrison
513	Coal Cartman – or Tm going down the Hill (The)	Rowland Harrison			a mention of	³
513	Drum Major (The)	Rowland Harrison			a mention of	³
513	Lass I met at Shields (The)	Rowland Harrison			a mention of	³
513	Death of Renforth (The)	Rowland Harrison			a mention of	³
514	Short bio	Geordy Black		a character which he played
515	Geordy Black	Rowland Harrison
516	Jack Simpson's Bairn	Rowland Harrison
518	Heh ye seen wor Cuddy?	George Guthrie	The King o' the Cannibal Islands
518	Short bio	George Guthrie
519	Aw wish Pay Friday wad cum	Mr (James) Anderson	Aw wish yor muther wud cum
519	Short bio	Mr (James) Anderson
519	a mention of	Joe Wilson			³
522	Cuddy Willy's Deeth	Joshua L. Bagnall
522	Short bio	Joshua L. Bagnall
524	Short bio	William Maclachlan alias "Cuddy Willy"
524	Tyne Exile's Lament (The)	anon	Banks o' the Dee
524	short bio	Mr Crawhall		publisher of the illustrated "Beuk o* Newcassel Sangs by deceased writers"
525	Bobbies an' the Dogs – (The)	anon
525	short bio			on Dogcatching
527	Short bio	Robert Chambers		Champion oarsman of the River Tyne and Thames
528	Bob Chambers	anon	Kiss me quick, and go
530	short bio	Richard Oliver Heslop
531	Howdon for Jarrow	Richard Oliver Heslop	Chapter of Donkeys
532	Newcastle Toon née Mair	Richard Oliver Heslop	Nae luck aboot the hoose
532	Short bio	Ernest Wilberforce		First Bishop of Newcastle
533	Tow for Nowt, A (Song)	Richard Oliver Heslop
535	Singin' Hinney – (The)	Richard Oliver Heslop	The One-Horse Shay
537	Tyneside Chorus – (The)	Richard Oliver Heslop	Hadaway Harry ! Hadaway Harry !
538	His Other Eye	not given		a recitation
545	short bio	John Atlantic Stephenson
546	a mention of			The Bewick Club	³
546	Battle of Waterloo – (Hawks's Men at the)	John Atlantic Stephenson
547	Tow for Nowt – (A) – A Recitation	John Atlantic Stephenson
548	Corvan, Ned – (A Recollection of)	John Atlantic Stephenson
550	Chieftain to the highlands bound (A) (actual title unknown)	possibly Edward "Ned" Corvan
550	Postponed Goose – (The) – A Wearside Tale	John Atlantic Stephenson
553	Adam and Eve	John Atlantic Stephenson		A Wearside Story
555	Short bio	Thomas Kerr
555	a mention of	Joe Wilson			³
556	When the Good Times cum Agyen	Thomas Kerr	The Captain with the whiskers
558	Aw's glad the Strike's Duin	Thomas Kerr	It's time to get up
560	Short bio	Alexander Hay
560	Board of Trade, Ahoy	Alexander Hay
561	Time – A Sonnet	Alexander Hay
561	Dandylion Clock – (The)	Alexander Hay	In the days we went a' gipsying
562	Illektric Leet – (The)	Alexander Hay	Billy O'Booke's the Boy
562	Short bio	Joseph Swan	Billy O'Booke's the Boy	inventor of incandescent lamp
564	Short bio	John Craggs
564	Old cot on the Tyne – (The) ³	John Craggs		a mention only	³
564	M P for Jarra – (The) ³	John Craggs		a mention only	³
564	Letter from Hannah – (The) ³	John Craggs		a mention only	³
564	Lass that sell'd Grozers upon the Aad Bridge – (Th')	John Craggs
566	Short bio	Matthew Tate
566	Fore Shift – (The)	Matthew Tate
568	Short bio	Ralph Dowey
568	Picnic Day – (The)	Ralph Dowey
570	Part IV Finale
570	a mention of	J W Chater		printer and publisher of Chater's Annual, Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary, his gold medals and prizes, etc.	³
570	Wylam Geordy	A. F. of Lead Gate (pseudonym used)
571	Short bio	Matthew C. James of Walker
571	Stivvison's Centennery	Matthew C. James
571	Short bio	Robert Elliott
571	Pitman gawn te Parliament – (A) – Extract from	Robert Elliott		about Thomas Burt MP
571	Pitman in Parliament – (A) – Extract from	Robert Elliott		about Thomas Burt MP
572	short bio	Mr R. Usher
572	Hallayuye Convert	Mr R. Usher
572	Short bio	R. J. Wilkinson
572	Tommy on the Bridge	R. J. Wilkinson
573	Short bio	Unknown – alias "Havadab"
573	Ma Singin' Freend	Unknown – alias "Havadab"		published in the Weekly Chronicle
573	Short bio	Unknown – author of next song "Gone"
573	Gone	Unknown – alias "Havadab"		published in the Weekly Chronicle
574	Short bio	Joseph Crawhall II		previous editor of the Fisher's Garland
574	Hot-Trod – (The)	Joseph Crawhall II		appeared in the "Courant" c1889
574	Wife's Remonstrance – (The)	Joseph Crawhall II		appeared in the "Courant"
575	Ahd Pitman's Po'try tiv ees Marrah – (The)	anon – but ascribed to Dr Embleton
575	Short bio	William Hetherington Shipley – a parachutist
575	Short bio	Geordie – pseudonym
575	William Hetherington Shipley's Drop frae the Cloods	Geordie – pseudonym of writer		published in the Shields Gazette
576	short bio	Henry Jackson
576	Free Education	Henry Jackson
576	short bio	Mr. J. Harbottle
576	Newcassel Sang – (A) – or alternatively spelt "Newcastle Sang"	Mr. J. Harbottle		appeared in "the Weekly Chronicle" c1890-91
577	Pitman's Song – (The) ³	Mr. J. Harbottle		A mention only – A great success in the "Royal" pantomime, 1890	³
577	Tyne – Extract from	Mr. J. Harbottle		Won prize for the "Journal's "Best poem about the Tyne" in 1889
577	Part V Appendix
577	a mention of – from page 58	John Shield		a mention of
578	a mention of – from page 99 ³	James Stawpert		a mention of	³
578	Newcastle on Saturday Night – from page 126 ³	William Stephenson (senior)		a mention of	Fr-Tune08
578	Half-Drowned Skipper (The) – from page 153 ³	first appeared signed as written by "D"		a mention of	³
578	Billy Oliver's Ramble – from page 221 ³	in 1823 edition of Marshall gives Thomas Moore as the author. In 1827 edition it appears as anon		a mention of	³
578	Acrostic of FINIS			To signify "the end"
578	Walter Scott Press, Newcastle upon Tyne

Notes

¹ – An old traditional song.
³ – Only a brief mention.
A-C1 – According to Thomas Allan's Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891, the writer is George Cameron.
A-G2 – According to Thomas Allan's Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891, the writer is Gilchrist.
Br-S6 – According to Brockie's "The Shields Garland", the writer is John Stobbs.
F-A1 – According to Fordyce's Tyne Songster of 1840, the writer is Armstrong.
Fr-Tune7 – According to France's Songs of the Bards of the Tyne – 1850, the tune is "Polly Parker, O".
Fr-Tune8 – According to France's Songs of the Bards of the Tyne – 1850, the tune is "Newcastle Ale".

See also

• Geordie dialect words
• Thomas Allan (publisher)
• The Bishoprick Garland 1834 by Sharpe
• Northumbrian Minstrelsy
• Rhymes of Northern Bards

External links

• Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings