| Ritson's Northern Garlands 1810 | |
| Author: | Joseph Ritson |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | chapbook |
| Publisher: | Joseph Ritson |
| Release Date: | 1810 |
| Media Type: | |
| Pages: | approx 100 pages |
Ritson's Northern Garlands is a compilation of four previously published books on North East music. It was edited and published by Joseph Ritson in 1810.
Ritson's Northern Garlands 1810 (or to give it its full title - “Northern Garlands -- The Bishopric Garland or Durham Minstrel; A choice collection of excellent songs -- The Yorkshire Garland; A curious collection of old and new songs -- The Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale; A matchless collection of famous songs -- The North-Country Chorister; An unparalleled variety of excellent songs -- Edited by the late Joseph Ritson, Esq -- London; Printed for R. Triphook, St. Jame's Street; By Harding and Wright, St. John' Square – 1810”) is a book of North East of England folk songs consisting of approximately 100 pages, published in 1810.
Joseph Ritson’s Northern Garland is a compilation of the 4 volumes of songs published in the late 18th and early 19th century. The four separate volumes are as follows :-
It is only an important document in its own right, but one of the main sources of similar successor publications such as John Bell's Rhymes of Northern Bards and Bruce and Stokoe's Northumbrian Minstrelsy.
A set of original documents are held in The Robinson Library of Newcastle University
The compilation book is set out as follows:[2] -
front cover
Several blank pages
An article headed “Advertisement” which is a preface detailing the books and their editor
This is followed by the four separate sections, each with their own songs, poems, comments, etc.,
each section with its own index/contents page except Part III.