A Collection of original local songs explained

A Collection of Original Local Songs (full title - “A Collection of original local songs by Thomas Marshall – Printed for the author by Wm Fordyce, Dean Street, Newcastle 1829) is a Chapbook of Geordie folk song consisting of eleven songs written by Thomas Marshall, published in 1829, by the author himself.

The publication

Thomas Marshall wrote all the songs.

A set of the original documents are retained in the archives of Gateshead Council. .

Contents

Are as below :-

width=70 abbr="page"	page	width=300 abbr="title of song"	title	width=200 abbr="tune/air"	tune	width=250abbr="brief description"	brief description	width=15 abbr="comments"	note	width=15 abbr="reference"	ref
1	assume front cover				^[1]
2	assume inner cover
3 to 4	Blind Willie's jubilee	Bold Dragoon	A song to celebrate Blind Willy’s 50th birthday and ensuing party		^[2]
5	unknown
6 to 8	Markie's grandie (or Richie's mistake)	Barbara Bell	A comic song about mistaking the name of a public house		^[3]
8 to 10	Blind Willie, versus Billy Scott	Fie, let's away to the Bridal	A song about a fight between these two local “eccentrics”		^[4]
10 to 12	Ralphey and the broker	Good Morning to your night-cap	A song about a defective chest ordered from a broker (or joiner)		^[5]
12 to 13	Heeltap's disaster	Post-mun	A song about a greedy shoemaker		^[6]
13 to 16	Euphys Coronation	Arthur McBride			^[7]
18 to 19	Ralphey's views fra the spire	Betsey Baker	This song describes the amazing view from the spire of St. Nicholas Church in Newcastle claiming he could see all the way to London			^[8]
16 to 18	Visit to Swalwell	Betsey Baker	Song about a group of folk led by a band setting out from Newcastle to go to Swalwell for a 'merry night'		^[9]
20 to 21	Tars and skippers	Derry Down	A song written after tales of “body snatcher” like Burke & Hare, tells of a group of people guarding a corpse		^[10]
21 to ?	Sons of Britannia	Battle of Vittoria			^[11]

See also

Geordie dialect words

External links

• FARNE - Folk Archive Resource North East – front cover
• Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings

Notes and References

1. Web site: front cover. 2012-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306070142/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=G0300000. 2016-03-06. dead.
2. Web site: Blind Willie's jubilee. 2012-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306054042/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=G0300301. 2016-03-06. dead.
3. Web site: Markie's grandie). 2012-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305180224/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=G0300601. 2016-03-05. dead.
4. Web site: Blind Willie, versus Billy Scott. 2012-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305175826/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=G0300802. 2016-03-05. dead.
5. Web site: Ralphey and the broker. 2012-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305235610/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=G0301002. 2016-03-05. dead.
6. Web site: Heeltap's disaster. 2012-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306070131/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=G0301202. 2016-03-06. dead.
7. Web site: Euphys Coronation. 2012-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306070131/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=G0301202. 2016-03-06. dead.
8. Web site: Ralphey's views fra the spire. 2012-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305180003/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=G0301802. 2016-03-05. dead.
9. Web site: Visit to Swalwell. 2012-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306123013/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=G0301602. 2016-03-06. dead.
10. Web site: Tars and skippers. 2012-03-28. https://archive.today/20130117184836/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=G0302001. 2013-01-17. dead.
11. Web site: Sons of Britannia. 2012-03-28. https://archive.today/20130117184836/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=G0302001. 2013-01-17. dead.