List of Geordie songbooks

Many compilations of songs in the Geordie dialect of north-east England have been published, mainly in the 19th century.

The songbooks

The songs

• The Amphitrite - writer Robert Gilchrist
• Asstrilly's Goold Fields - writer Edward Corvan
• Billy Boy
• Bob Cranky's Adieu - writer William Shield
• Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea
• Broom Buzzems - writer William Purvis (Blind Willie)
• Ca' Hawkie through the watter - writer Unknown
• The Caller - writer Edward Corvan
• The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth - writer David Ross Lietch
• The Collier’s Rant - writer Unknown
• Come Geordie ha'd the bairn - writer Joe Wilson
• Cushie Butterfield - writer George Ridley
• Dance To Thy Daddy - writer William Watson
• Geordy Black - song - writer Rowland Harrison
• Hi, canny man - writer Harry Nelson
• Hydrophobie - writer Robert Emery
• Jemmy Joneson’s Whurry - writer Thomas Thompson
• Keep yor feet still Geordie hinny - writer Joe Wilson
• Newcassel Props - writer William Oliver
• The Newcassel Worthies - writer William “Willie” Armstrong
• The Pitman’s Courtship - writer William Mitford
• The Pitman’s Happy Times - writer Joseph Philip Robson
• The Pitman’s Revenge - writer George Cameron
• The Puddens That Me Mother Used Te Myek - writer Jack Robson
• The Skipper's Dream - writer T Moor
• When the Boat Comes In - writer William Watson
• Wor Geordie's lost his penka - writer Unknown
• Wor Nanny’s a mazer - writer Thomas “Tommy” Armstrong
• Wor Peg's Trip te Tynemouth - writer Joe Wilson

Publishers and printers

• Thomas Allan
• George Angus
• Margaret Angus
• Thomas Angus
• John Bell (Junior)
• William Brockie
• John Collingwood Bruce
• James Catnach
• John Catnach
• John W. Chater
• Joseph Crawhall
• William Davison
• Scott Dobson
• W & T Fordyce
• P. France
• Ralph Hawkes
• John Marshall
• Thomas Marshall
• Joseph Ritson
• John Ross
• Cuthbert Sharp
• John Stokoe
• J. W. Swanston
• William R. Walker

Radio shows

• Wot Cheor Geordie - radio show
• Geordierama - radio show

See also

• Geordie dialect words
• Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings
• Fordyce's Tyne Songster
• France's Songs of the Bards of the Tyne - 1850
• The Bishoprick Garland (1834, by Sharp)
• Rhymes of Northern Bards
• Marshall's Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical 1827
• The Songs of the Tyne by Ross
• The Songs of the Tyne by Walker
• Marshall's A Collection of original local songs

References

External links

• Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings
• The Tyne Songster by W & T Fordyce – 1840
• France's Songs of the Bards of the Tyne – 1850
• Marshall's Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical 1827
• Sharpe's Bishoprick Garland 1834
• Bards of Newcastle
• Wor Geordie songwriters
• Bell's Rhymes of Northern Bards