James Weams' Tyneside Song Book 1887 is a chapbook style songbook, giving the lyrics of local, now historical songs. It was published by John B. Barnes, Printer, 5, Groat Market, Newcastle in 1887.
James Weams' Tyneside Song Book 1887 (full title - âÂÂNo 1 James Weamsâ Tyneside Song Book, Written and Sung by himself in the Principal Music Halls in the North. -- : John B. Barnes, Printer, 5, Groat Market â 1887) is a Chapbook of Geordie folk songs consisting of 8 pages and 5 song lyric, all written (and sung â we are told in the title) by the author James Weams, published in 1877.
It is, as the title suggests, a collection of songs which would have been popular, or topical, at the date of publication. There is nothing in the way of biographies of the author (other than comments on the front cover) or histories of the events.
The front cover of the book was as thus :-
No 1<br/ > JAMES WEAMS'<br/ > TYNESIDE<br/ > Song Book<br/ > Written and Sung by himself in the Principal Music<br/ > Halls<br/ > in the North<br/ > CONTENTS - <br /> EJECTED<br/ > NEIBORS BELAW<br/ > LASS ON THE QUAY<br/ > THE FOOTBALL CLUB<br/ > THE GATESHEAD MASHER<br/ > <br/ > Music to any of these Songs, 7 stamps<br/ > ----<br/ > PS. --- For Evening Concerts of Full Concert<br/ > Parties --- Address J WEAMS, Tyneside Comedian, <br/ > 103 Abbott Street, Gateshead<br/ > ----<br/ >
JOHN B. BARNES, Printer, 5, Groat Market<br/ > 1887<br/ >
Are as below :-<br/ >
Geordie dialect words<br/ > James Weams