A Beuk o' Newcassell Sangs is a pictorial book giving details of local songs, including the lyrics and in many cases, the music, and all beautifully illustrated with the author's own woodcuts. It was published in 1888. It was reprinted in 1965 by Harold Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Details A Beuk o' Newcassell Sangs – (full title – A Beuk o' Newcassell Sangs Collected by Joseph Crawhall , Mawson, Swan & Morgan, M.D. CCC.LXXXVIII) is a book containing approximately 35 songs complete with their lyrics, and in some cases, the music.
The Geordie folk songs all relate in some way or other to North East England, and many are in Geordie dialect. It was edited by Joseph Crawhall II.
The publication It is, as the title suggests, a collection of sangs (or in English "songs") from the Newcassel (or "Newcastle") area.
Contents Are as below:
pagetitlesongwritertunecommentsNotesRefA You A, Hinny Burdactually entitled "A.U. Hinny Burd" in this bookAmphitrite – (The)Robert GilchristGee-ho! Dobbin, popularly known as "CappyAboot the Bush, Willy – is an alternate name givenAndrew Carractually entitled "Andrew Carr or Kerr" in this bookAw Wish yor Muther wad Cum – or Wor Geordy's notions aboot men nursin' bairnsJoseph WilsonThe Whusslin Thiefactually entitled "Aw Wish thy Muther wad cum" in this bookBlackett o' WylamBobby ShaftoetraditionalBonny Pit Laddie (The)actually entitled "Bonnie pit laddie (The)" in this bookBroom Buzzems – (or Buy Broom Busoms)William Purvis (Blind Willie)actually entitled "Buy Broom Buzzems" in this bookCanny NewcasselT ThompsonCappy – or The Pitman's DogWm MidfordGee-ho! Dobbin, popularly known as "Cappyactually entitled "Cappy’s the Dog" in this bookCollier's Rant (The)Cuddle me, Cuddy – or The Peacock followed the HenGeordy, haud the bairnJoe Wilsonactually entitled "Cum, Geordie, haud the Bairn" in this bookFenwick o' BywellFiery Clock-fyece (The)Robert NunnThe Coal-holeFloatin' Gunstan – (The)William ArmstrongDerry Downactually entitled "Floatin' Grunstane (The)" in this bookHoliday Gown (The)John CunninghamHydrophobie – or The Skipper and the QuakerRobert EmeryThe Cameronian's Rant – or X. Y. Z. Jenny Hoolet (The) – or Lizzie Mudie's GhostArmstrongGee-ho! Dobbin, popularly known as "Cappyusually called "The Jenny Howlet"(Weel May) The Keel RowTraditionalKeelman's Reasons for Attending Church – (The)Robert NunnJimmy Johnson's WherryA-N1Little Pee-dee (The)The Irish Drops o' BrandyMy Lord 'Size – or Newcastle in an Uproar John ShieldNewcassel in an UproarMy Love is Newly ListedNewcastle BeerJohn CunninghamHunting the Hareactually entitled "Newcassel Beer" in this bookPeacock followed the hen (The)Wm MidfordThe Night before Larry was stretch’d – or The Irish drops o' BrandySailors are a' at the Bar (The)Sair Fail'd Hinnyactually entitled "Sair fyel’d Hinny" in this bookSandgate Lass's Lamentation (The)The Manchester Angelactually entitled "Sandage Lass's Lament" in this bookSpottee (a Sunderland song)possibly the late Thomas Clerkeactually entitled "Spottie" in this bookS-C1Tyne Exile's Lament (The)Banks o the DeeUp the RawUse and abuse (The) – or the Pitman and the preacherJ P RobsonCanny NewcasselWater of Tyne (The)actually entitled "Water o' Tyne" in this bookWashing-Day – (The)Thomas WilsonThere's nae luck aboot the hooseactually entitled "Weshin'-day (The)" in this book
Notes A-N1 – according to George Allan's Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891, the writer is Robert Nunn
S-C1 – according to (Sir) Cuthbert Sharp's Bishoprick Garland of 1834, the writer is Thomas Clerke
See also Geordie dialect words Joseph Crawhall II Northumbrian Minstrelsy Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings Rhymes of Northern Bards
References
External links A Beuk o’ Newcassell Sangs The Crawhall family Joseph Crawhall II Society