Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer 1872 explained

Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer 1872
Author:	John W. Chater
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English, many in (Geordie dialect)
Genre:	book, almanac
Publisher:	John W. Chater
Release Date:	1872
Media Type:	Print
Pages:	over 130 pages

Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer was a book, published in 1872 by John W. Chater. It contained a mixture of "songs, poems, humorous tales, jokes, conundrums, tongue twisters and other items of frivolity".^[1]

The full title of the book was “Chater's 'Canny Newcassel' Diary and Local Remembrancer, For Bissextile or Leap-Year, 1872. Compiled expressly for this district. J. W. Chater, 89, Clayton Street, Newcastle upon Tyne - 1872".

A copy of an original books is now held at Beamish Museum/

The publication

The front cover is as thus:

Contents

The contents cover many topics, mainly written in the Geordie dialect, often very broad.

Below is a small sample of the songs (and poetry) which this book contained:

• "The black leggin'-pollis", author John C. Clemintson of Jarror - a third prize winner
• "Coaly Tyne"^[2] see notes M-G2 & Tune-A
• "Fun(d) Risin'", a short recitation
• "Krissimiss box (Foondid on fact)", author possibly James Anderson^[3]
• "Me fethur's drunk ag'yen", to the tune of "Cassels i' the air", author James Anderson^[4]
• "Nine oors a day or Common Measures", to the tune of "We have ne work te de doo-hoo-hoo", author possibly James Anderson^[5]
• "A Pitman's Trubles", author Robert Elliott Jnr. of Choppington - a silver medal winner
• "Tyekin' o' the sensis", to the tune of "Airly in the mornin'", author possibly James Anderson^[6]
• "A warm fireside", to the tune of "Lass o' Glenshee", author James Anderson - a silver medal winner
• "We're seldom what we shud be", to the tune of "Country cousin", author possibly James Anderson^[7] see note D-D1

Notes

D-D1 - according to Dunbar's local songs and recitations 1874, the writer is William Dunbar
M-G2 - according to Marshall's Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical 1827, the writer is Robert Gilchrist
Tune-A -The tune is not given in the book - but it has been added as attributed in Thomas Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891

See also

Geordie dialect wordsJohn W. ChaterChater’s Annual – a yearbook published between 1861-1882Chater’s Keelmin's Comic Annewal – a yearbook published between 1869 and 1883

External links

• Bibliography. List of works published in English dialects by W W Skeat & J H Nodal 1877
• Farne archives Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer 1872 front cover
• Northumberland Words by R O Heslop 1892
• Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Farne Archives – select "Chater's canny Newcassel diary and local remembrancer". dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206175536/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/browse_by_collection.asp. 2010-02-06.
2. Web site: Farne archives - Coaly Tyne.
3. Web site: Farne archives - Krissimiss box). 2012-07-16. https://archive.today/20130117042938/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=B1113102. 2013-01-17. dead.
4. Web site: Farne archives - Me fethur's drunk ag'yen. 2012-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306004853/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=B1108402. 2016-03-06. dead.
5. Web site: Farne archives - Nine oors a day or Common Measures. 2012-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305122141/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=B1112602. 2016-03-05. dead.
6. Web site: Farne archives - Tyekin' o' the sensis. 2012-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305172258/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=B1111901. 2016-03-05. dead.
7. Web site: Farne archives - We're seldom what we shud be. https://archive.today/20130117184419/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=B1112901. dead. 2013-01-17.