John Ross (publisher)

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John Ross was a printer and publisher in 19th century Newcastle. His business was in the Royal Arcade, Newcastle.

He published several music chapbooks including The Songs of the Tyne , [1] the first collection of that name, and consisting of 10 small volumes.

See also

Geordie dialect words

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References

  1. "FARNE - Folk Archive Resource North East - Songs of the Tyne". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.