Dunbar's local songs and recitations 1874

Dunbar's local songs and recitations 1874 (full title: “Dunbar's Local and other Songs, Recitations and Conundrums, A Local Tale, &c. Composed by the late William Dunbar, Wardley Colliery, who died February 23rd 1874, aged 21 years. Printed by Stevenson and Dryden, St Nicholas' Church Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne 1874”) is a chapbook of Geordie folk song consisting of over 40 pages, published in 1874, after the author's death.

Local Songs, Recitations & Conundrums by William Dunbar 1874
AuthorWilliam Dunbar
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish (Geordie dialect)
Genrechapbook
PublisherWilliam Dunbar
Publication date
1874
Media typePrint
Pagesover 40 pages

The publication

William Dunbar wrote all the songs and a set of the original documents are retained in the archives of Beamish Museum.

The front cover of the book was as thus :-

LOCAL AND OTHER

SONGS, RECITATIONS,
AND CONUNDRUMS,
A
Local Tale, &c
COMPOSED BY THE LATE
WILLIAM DUMBAR
WARDLEY COLLIERY

WHO DIED FEBRUARY 23RD 1874, AGED 21 YEARS


NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
PRINTED BY STEVENSON AND DRYDEN, ST. NICHOLAS' CHURCH YARD


1874

Contents

In alphabetical order are as below :-


title tune brief description ref
1Best way to feel for a manWait for the turn of the tide[1]
2Billy BakerThe Handsome Page[2]
3Comic medleyWho's for the bus[3]
4Deeth o' Jimmy RenforthCastles in the airfamous local rower Jimmy Renforth[4]
5Doing all things for the bestTake care of the peace[5]
6Don't take offenceAct on the square[6]
7Forester's songOxford JoeAncient Order of Foresters at Wrekenton in 1872[7]
8Geordy's payBarbara Bell[8][9]
9If ivvor aw cease te speakIf I ever cease to love[10]
10ImitationJust to show there's no ill feeling[11]
11Joe the barber's boyImensicoff[12]
12Joseph ArchThe Marble ArchJoseph Arch was the president of the newly founded National Agricultural Labourers' Union[13]
13Maw bonny Bess. (or A dog fancier's musings)[14]
14My A B C (or items alphabetically arranged)Bow, Wow,Wow[15]
15North Durham election, 1874. A dialogue between Tommy Stobbs and Sally[16]
16Nothing venture, nothing winPar excellence[17]
17Nowt se Queer as FoaksCastles in the Air[18][19]
18Playing the troonA t'yel wiv a seekwil, an' monny an eekwil[20]
19Pull that wins the dayPull, pull together, boys[21]
20Robin Ramsay; or, what aw'm puzzled wi'The whole hog or none[22]
21She greets me wiv a smileI am so volatile[23]
22Shiftin' – (The)[24]
23Wardley Band – (The)The pawnshop bleezin[25]
24We hevvent lang te be sober nooI wish I was a fish[26]
25Wellesley lads – (The)Imminsicoffone of the first schools set up to train sailors[27]
26We're seldom what we shud beThe country cousinoriginally printed in Chater's Diary and Local Remembrancer[28]
27Woman charmin' woman OTry, try againoriginally printed in Chater's Diary and Local Remembrancer[29]
28Would you like to seeDown among the coalsoriginally printed in Chater's Diary and Local Remembrancer[30]

See also

References
  1. "Farne archives Best way to feel for a man". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. "Farne archives Billy Baker". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. "Farne archives Comic medley". Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  4. "Farne archives Deeth o' Jimmy Renforth". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  5. "Farne archives Doing all things for the best". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  6. "Farne archives Don't take offence". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  7. "Farne archives Forester's song". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  8. "Farne archives Geordy's pay". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  9. "Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs page 511 – Geordy's Pay".
  10. "Farne archives If ivvor aw cease te speak". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  11. "Farne archives Imitation". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  12. "Farne archives Joe the barber's boy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  13. "Farne archives Joseph Arch". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  14. "Farne archives Maw bonny Bess". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  15. "Farne archives My A B C". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  16. "Farne archives North Durham election, 1874". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  17. "Farne archives Nothing venture, nothing win". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  18. "Farne archives * Nowt se Queer as Foaks". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  19. "Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs page 512 – Nowt se Queer as Foaks".
  20. "Farne archives Playing the troon". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  21. "Farne archives Pull that wins the day". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  22. "Farne archives Robin Ramsay". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  23. "Farne archives She greets me wiv a smile". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  24. "Farne archives The shiftin'". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  25. "Farne archives The Wardley Band". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  26. "Farne archives We hevvent lang te be sober noo". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  27. "Farne archives The Wellesley lads". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  28. "Farne archives We're seldom what we shud be". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
  29. "Farne archives Woman charmin' woman O". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  30. "Farne archives Would you like to see". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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