Tyneside Stories & Recitations is a chapbook of Geordie folk songs consisting of six volumes. As it stated on the covers, the publications were compiled and edited by Charles Ernest Catcheside-Warrington. It was published by J. G. Windows Ltd. on Central Arcade, Newcastle.
The books cost initially 1/= (One Shilling), and although undated, it is thought that the books were published in the 1930s, although according to "A Dictionary of North East Dialect" 2005 they were printed in 1917. .
The publication Charles Ernest Catcheside-Warrington.edited the six volumes of "Tyneside Stories & Recitations", a series of small booklets each of around 32 pages long and containing a mixture of songs, verse, recitations and stories, all by local Tyneside writers, some well-known, others new to the readers.
The contents of these volumes, unlike the previous four volumes of "Tyneside Songs", are less value historically, but nevertheless give the readers a feel of the lives and times of previous generations.
Contents The volumes and their contents are below :-
volpagetitlesongwritertune comment notesref Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 1 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 321Jackie Rodison's CookingW J Robson1Cuddy Cairt (The)C. E. C-Warrington1Je ne Comprend paslocal1Jackie Robison dines ootW J Robson1Pit Stockinslocal1Garrety stories (The)local1Ralphy Dodds on the Benchlocal1S-s-s-arah S-s-s-impsonlocal Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 2 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 32 pages2Haaks's Men (Recitation)John Atlantic Stephenson2Glass Eye (The)R O Heslop2Adam and Eve John Atlantic StephensonA Wearside Story2Keeker's Cat (The)R O Heslop2Trip to South Shields (A)A Tomlinson2Commarcial Traveller (The)local2No Cadgin'T C Campbell 2Jack's ApologyC. E. C-Warrington2Good Singer (A)local Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 3 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 32 pages3Tow for Nowt – (A)John Atlantic StephensonA Recitation3Looking for the Colonel local3Postponed Goose – (The)John Atlantic StephensonA Wearside Tale3When AA Was A SowljorC. E. C-Warrington3If he Gans, AA Ganlocal3Didn't Want to Smell themlocal3Me Belgelocal3Scratch Awaylocal3Wrong Boots (The)Robert Plumpton3Pair of Gondolas (A)local3Billy Shyfella's Love StoryJoe Wilson3Let no man part on SundaysW. J. Heggart3Tale of the 10th Hussars (A)Anon3Ye fancy yourself Clivvor, but yo'r notHarrison Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 4 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 32 pages4Fish wife and the Census Man (The)F M Gascoigne4Musical EveningsSir G Renwick, M.P.4Keep Him DoonSir G Renwick, M.P.4Timing a PigeonA Tomlinson4Great Loss (A)Sir G Renwick, M.P.4Job for her Aad Man (A)Sir G Renwick, M.P.4Best Place in the World (The)Walter Merritt4Grand Old Man (The)Walter Merritt4Knew him by his "sweer"S Wade4Jarmin Beutslocal4Guarding BicycleN Pattison4Missed againN Thompson4Something very exceptionallocal4Not been introducedlocal4Say "Peterboro"local4Gardening on Sundaylocal4Pigeon Walked (The)local4Geordy Atty's Neet OotD A Larmoor4Bogey Cheeky BandC. E. C-Warrington4Newcassel Sang – (A) – or alternatively spelt "Newcastle Sang"John Harbottle Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 5 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 27 pages5Coal Shortage (The)local5Height of Ignorancelocal5Pitman's Piano (The)C. E. C-Warrington5Dog Storieslocal5Death Rate (The)local5Romance of a Cock Eye (The)5Ringing the PigC. E. C-Warrington5OwtherC. E. C-Warrington5His Nick Namelocal5He Wanted A Medal5Hard Crust5Motor Car "B.C. 452"5Be careful what you take5Demoralisedlocal5Stick to Beer Tyneside Stories & Recitations Vol 6 – collected, edited and told by C. E. Catcheside-Warrington – 28 pages6Phoebe Lizzie's WeddingA. C. Hudson 6Heavy Suet Pudden (A)H. Sullivan 6Flying Jacket (The)C. E. C-Warrington6What Gladstone did in '69Anon6Lost Weskit (The)local6Reduced Coinagelocal6Caad Dickey (A)local6Bod and the Babby (The)A. Tomlinson6Barry Three MairA. Tomlinson6Divvent Wake 'imA. Tomlinson6In the barber'slocal6Men of Few WordsG. Brown6Girl who lost her Character (The)C. E. C-Warrington6Thors alwes the DoleC. E. C-Warrington6Cheerful Funeral (A)Edythe Warrington6Servant "Guest" (The)Edythe Warrington6Thor's ne PigC. E. C-Warrington6Funeral Joke (A)local6Scanty Evening Dresslocal
See also Geordie dialect words Charles Ernest Catcheside-Warrington Catcheside-Warrington's Tyneside Songs
References
External links Tyneside Song Bards of Newcastle