T. Moor was a Tyneside singer/songwriter of the 19th century. The only song attributed to his name is "The Skipper's Dream".
Even less is known about Moor than many of his counterparts, the only information available coming from a brief item in Allan’s Tyneside Songs [1] [2]
Mr Moor, not even his Christian name is known, was a shoemaker who had a business in Denton Chare, [3] [4] Newcastle. He was a good bass singer and sang in the choir of St. Andrew's Church, [5] Newcastle upon Tyne.
Moor was the writer of "The Skipper's Dream", an anti-papal song, written in a Geordie dialect, which tells of the dream of a local skipper, with caustic comments about the forgiving of sins for money. This is the only song attributed to our Mr Moor, who would often sing the song.[ citation needed ]
The song first appeared in The Newcastle Songster, a chapbook published by J. Marshall, Old Flesh Market, Newcastle upon Tyne c1824.
The song appears later in the Tyne Songster, a choice selection of songs in the Newcastle dialect – a 72-page booklet printed and sold by W. Orange, North Shields in 1827. (No author's name given in this edition). In the later (1840) edition printed and sold by W & T Fordyce of Newcastle, T. Moor is given as the writer.[ citation needed ]
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