Catcheside-Warrington's Tyneside Stories & Recitations

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Tyneside Stories & Recitations is a chapbook of Geordie folk songs consisting of six volumes. As it stated on the covers, the publications were compiled and edited by Charles Ernest Catcheside-Warrington. It was published by J. G. Windows Ltd. on Central Arcade, Newcastle.

Contents

The books cost initially 1/= (One Shilling), and although undated, it is thought that the books were published in the 1930s, although according to "A Dictionary of North East Dialect" 2005 [1] they were printed in 1917. .

The publication

Charles Ernest Catcheside-Warrington.edited the six volumes of "Tyneside Stories & Recitations", a series of small booklets each of around 32 pages long and containing a mixture of songs, verse, recitations and stories, all by local Tyneside writers, some well-known, others new to the readers.

The contents of these volumes, unlike the previous four volumes of "Tyneside Songs", are less value historically, but nevertheless give the readers a feel of the lives and times of previous generations.

Contents

The volumes and their contents are below :-

volpagetitlesongwritertunecommentnotesref
Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 1 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 32 [2]
1Jackie Rodison's CookingW J Robson
1Cuddy Cairt (The) C. E. C-Warrington
1Je ne Comprend paslocal
1Jackie Robison dines ootW J Robson
1Pit Stockinslocal
1Garrety stories (The)local
1Ralphy Dodds on the Benchlocal
1S-s-s-arah S-s-s-impsonlocal
Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 2 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 32 pages [3]
2Haaks's Men (Recitation) John Atlantic Stephenson
2Glass Eye (The) R O Heslop
2Adam and Eve John Atlantic Stephenson A Wearside Story
2Keeker's Cat (The) R O Heslop
2Trip to South Shields (A)A Tomlinson
2Commarcial Traveller (The)local
2No Cadgin'T C Campbell
2Jack's Apology C. E. C-Warrington
2Good Singer (A)local
Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 3 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 32 pages [4]
3Tow for Nowt – (A) John Atlantic Stephenson A Recitation
3Looking for the Colonellocal
3Postponed Goose – (The) John Atlantic Stephenson A Wearside Tale
3When AA Was A Sowljor C. E. C-Warrington
3If he Gans, AA Ganlocal
3Didn't Want to Smell themlocal
3Me Belgelocal
3Scratch Awaylocal
3Wrong Boots (The)Robert Plumpton
3Pair of Gondolas (A)local
3Billy Shyfella's Love Story Joe Wilson
3Let no man part on SundaysW. J. Heggart
3Tale of the 10th Hussars (A)Anon
3Ye fancy yourself Clivvor, but yo'r notHarrison
Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 4 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 32 pages [5]
4Fish wife and the Census Man (The)F M Gascoigne
4Musical EveningsSir G Renwick, M.P.
4Keep Him DoonSir G Renwick, M.P.
4Timing a PigeonA Tomlinson
4Great Loss (A)Sir G Renwick, M.P.
4Job for her Aad Man (A)Sir G Renwick, M.P.
4Best Place in the World (The)Walter Merritt
4Grand Old Man (The)Walter Merritt
4Knew him by his "sweer"S Wade
4Jarmin Beutslocal
4Guarding BicycleN Pattison
4Missed againN Thompson
4Something very exceptionallocal
4Not been introducedlocal
4Say "Peterboro"local
4Gardening on Sundaylocal
4Pigeon Walked (The)local
4Geordy Atty's Neet OotD A Larmoor
4Bogey Cheeky Band C. E. C-Warrington
4Newcassel Sang – (A) – or alternatively spelt "Newcastle Sang" John Harbottle
Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 5 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 27 pages [6]
5Coal Shortage (The)local
5Height of Ignorancelocal
5Pitman's Piano (The) C. E. C-Warrington
5Dog Storieslocal
5Death Rate (The)local
5Romance of a Cock Eye (The)
5Ringing the Pig C. E. C-Warrington
5Owther C. E. C-Warrington
5His Nick Namelocal
5He Wanted A Medal
5Hard Crust
5Motor Car "B.C. 452"
5Be careful what you take
5Demoralisedlocal
5Stick to Beer
Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 6 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 28 pages [7]
6Phoebe Lizzie's WeddingA. C. Hudson
6Heavy Suet Pudden (A)H. Sullivan
6Flying Jacket (The) C. E. C-Warrington
6What Gladstone did in '69Anon
6Lost Weskit (The)local
6Reduced Coinagelocal
6Caad Dickey (A)local
6Bod and the Babby (The)A. Tomlinson
6Barry Three MairA. Tomlinson
6Divvent Wake 'imA. Tomlinson
6In the barber'slocal
6Men of Few WordsG. Brown
6Girl who lost her Character (The) C. E. C-Warrington
6Thors alwes the Dole C. E. C-Warrington
6Cheerful Funeral (A)Edythe Warrington
6Servant "Guest" (The)Edythe Warrington
6Thor's ne Pig C. E. C-Warrington
6Funeral Joke (A)local
6Scanty Evening Dresslocal

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References

  1. Griffiths, Bill (2005). A Dictionary of North East Dialect by Bill Griffiths second edition 2005. ISBN   9781904794165.
  2. Catcheside-Warrington, Charles Ernest (c. 1930s). Tyneside Stories and Recitations Vol. 1. J. G. Windows Ltd., Central Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 32.
  3. Catcheside-Warrington, Charles Ernest (c. 1930s). Tyneside Stories and Recitations Vol. II. J. G. Windows Ltd., Central Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 32.
  4. Catcheside-Warrington, Charles Ernest (c. 1930s). Tyneside Stories and Recitations Vol. III. J. G. Windows Ltd., Central Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 32.
  5. Catcheside-Warrington, Charles Ernest (c. 1930s). Tyneside Stories and Recitations Vol. IV. J. G. Windows Ltd., Central Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 32.
  6. Catcheside-Warrington, Charles Ernest (c. 1930s). Tyneside Stories and Recitations Vol. V. J. G. Windows Ltd., Central Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 32.
  7. Catcheside-Warrington, Charles Ernest (c. 1930s). Tyneside Stories and Recitations Vol. VI. J. G. Windows Ltd., Central Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 32.