Author | Matthew C. James |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English (Geordie dialect) |
Genre | chapbook |
Publisher | Matthew C. James |
Publication date | 1898 |
Media type | |
Pages | approximately 28 pages and 14 songs |
James' Sum Tyneside Sangs 1898 is a chapbook on Tyneside music, published in 1898.
Sum Tyneside Sangs (or to give it its full title – "Sum Tyneside Sangs: A collection of Prize Songs, &c, in the Tyneside Dialect, by Matt. C. James ---- Reprinted from the "Newcastle Weekly Chronicle" and the "North of England Almanac" ----Price Threepence ---- Newcastle-upon-Tyne Printed by Andrew Reid & Company, Limited ---- 1898 ”) is a book of Geordie folk song, all written by Matthew C. James, consisting of approximately 28 pages with 14 songs, published in 1898. [1]
A later edition taking 48 pages was reprinted and was sold in Aid of the Jarrow "Guild of Help"
The front cover of the book was as thus :-
SUM TYNESIDE SANGS:
A COLLECTION OF
Prize Songs, &c, in the Tyneside Dialect,
BY
MATT. C. JAMES.
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Reprinted from the "Newcastle Weekly Chronicle" and the
"North of England Almanac"
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PRICE THREEPENCE
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PRINTED BY ANDREW REID & COMPANY, LIMITED.
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1898
title | songwriter | tune | comments | ref | |
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1 | Front cover | Matthew C. James | [2] | ||
2 | blank | Matthew C. James | |||
3 | Aad Tynesidor's greeting – (An) | Matthew C. James | It's English, you know | 1st prize in "Newcastle weekly chronicle" competition for August 1888 | [3] |
5 | Oot iv a job | Matthew C. James | Betty Broon | 1st prize in "North of England almanac" competition 1886 | [4] |
7 | Monday mornin'. A song for haird times | Matthew C. James | The fiery clock fyece | 1st prize im "North of England almanac" competition 1886 | [5] |
9 | Billy's bicikkle | Matthew C. James | Cappy | 1st prize in "North of England almanac" competition. | [6] |
11 | Merry Christmas – (A) | Matthew C. James | Come, Mally! poke the fire a bit | From "Newcastle weekly chronicle" December 1881 | [7] |
12 | Carliol Tower – (The) | Matthew C. James | Betty Broon | From "Newcastle weekly chronicle" May 1880 | [8] |
14 | Clerk upon the Quay – (A) | Matthew C. James | The suit of corduroy | From "Newcastle weekly chronicle" December 1880 | [9] |
16 | Quay on Sunday mornin' – (The) | Matthew C. James | Lambton worme | From "Newcastle weekly chronicle" May 1880 | [10] |
18 | Pit lad at the races – (The) | Matthew C. James | The fiery clock fyece | From "Newcastle weekly chronicle" May 1880 | [11] |
20 | Newcassel fishwives – (The) | Matthew C. James | Bonnie keel lassie | From "Newcastle weekly chronicle" August 1880 | [12] |
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22 | Wor Peg's trip te the play | Matthew C. James | Cappy | From "Newcastle weekly chronicle" March 1880 | [13] |
23 | Gyetshed volunteers – (The) | Matthew C. James | Thor's bund to be a row | From "Newcastle weekly chronicle" April 1880 | [14] |
25 | Chinee cheps – (Them) | Matthew C. James | Billy Oliver | From "Newcastle weekly chronicle" 1881 | [15] |
27 | Stivvison centennery – (The) | Matthew C. James | Peggy's trip to Tinmouth | From "Newcastle weekly chronicle" June 1881 | [16] |
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