Ritson's Yorkshire Garland 1809

Ritson's Yorkshire Garland, edited and published by Joseph Ritson, is a reprinted edition of a book on Yorkshire music, first published in 1788.

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Yorkshire Garland 1809 (or to give it its full title - “The Yorkshire Garland; is a curious collection of old and new songs, concerning that famous county. [Edited by the Late Joseph Ritson, Esq.] ---- Part I. ----York: printed by N. Frobisher; and sold by J. Langdale, Northallerton MDCCLXXXVIII Licensed and entered according to Order ----London: reprinted by R. Triphook, St.Jame's Street; By Harding and Wright, St. John's-square. 1809”) is a book of folk songs consisting of 32 pages with 6 works, published in 1788. A further edition (this edition) was reprinted in 1809

Other books in Ritson’s Garland series were Bishopric Garland, The Northumberland Garland, and The North-Country Chorister. A compilation of the whole series, entitled The Northern Garland was published in 1810.

The “Garland” series was important, not only as an important document in its own right, but as 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

Publication The front cover of the book was as thus :-

THE YORKSHIRE GARLAND; BEING A CURIOUS COLLECTION OF OLD AND NEW SONGS, CONCERNING THAT FAMOUS COUNTY. [EDITED BY THE LATE JOSEPH RITSON, ESQ.] PART I. - - - - - - - YORK PRINTED BY N. FROBISHER; AND SOLD BY J. LANGDALE NORTHALLERTON MDCCLXXXVIII Licensed and entered according to Order - - - - - - - LONDON: REPRINTED BY R. TRIPHOOK, ST.JAME'S STREET; By Harding and Wright, St. John's-square. 1809

Contents are as below :-

titlesongwritertunecommentsnotesrefcoverThe Yorkshire Garland1Contents3Yorker, Yorker, for my monies - A new Yorkshire Song IntituledW. E. (William Elder ton)12Horse Race - (The)Song II15pattern of true love - (The) or Bowes Tragedya storythe spelling in the book15comment on Roger Wright son and Martha Rail ton16clarification of CountiesBowes and Barnard Castle17name of a friendThomas Petty18Bowes TragedyQueen DidoSong III24True and tragical song concerning Captain John Bolton &c - (A)Fair lady, lay your costly robes asideSong IV24comment on The story24comment on Captain John Bolton (murderer)Captain John Bolton of Bulmer near Castle-Howard24comment on the victimElizabeth Rainbow of Ackwoth27In praise of YarmSong V29Gamblers fitted - (The)Song VI31FINIS

See also Joseph Ritson Ritson's Northern Garlands 1810 Ritson's Bishopric Garland or Durham Minstrel 1792 Ritson's Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale 1809 Ritson's North-Country Chorister 1809

References

External links Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings - page 512 Google e-book Northern Garland Google e-book

Ritson's Yorkshire Garland 1809

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