Cresswell's Local and other Songs and Recitations 1883
| Author | Marshall Cresswell |
|---|---|
| Language | English (Geordie dialect) |
| Genre | chapbook |
| Publisher | Marshall Cresswell |
Publication date | 1883 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 143 pages |
Cresswell's Local and other Songs, Recitations, Etc. 1883 (or to give it is's full title – "Local and other Songs, Recitations, Etc Composed by Marshall Cresswell, Dudley, Northumberland. With Introductory Autobiography (second edition) Illustrated by J. W. Marcke. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. W. Chater 61 & 62 Grainger Street, West, 21, Collingwood Street, 89, Clayton Street, and "Cross House", Westgate Road and all Booksellers 1883" is a Chapbook of Geordie folk song consisting of over 100 pages, published in 1883.
The publication
[edit]Marshall Cresswell wrote all the songs and a set of the original documents are retained in the archives of Border History Museum, Hexham.
The front cover of the book was as thus :-
LOCAL AND OTHER
SONGS, RECITATIONS,
ETC
COMPOSED BY
MARSHALL CRESSWELL
DUDLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND
WITH
INTRODUCTORY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
(SECOND EDITION)
ILLUSTRATED BY J. W. MARCKE
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
J. W. CHATER 61 & 62 GRAINGER STREET, WEST
21, COLLINGWOOD STREET
89, CLAYTON STREET, AND
"CROSS HOUSE", WESTGATE ROAD
AND ALL BOOKSELLERS
1883
Contents
[edit]are as below :-
| title | songwriter | tune | brief description | ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | front cover | [1] | |||
| 3 | Preface | ||||
| 4 | Preface to the First Edition | Brief autobiography, dated 9 March 1876 | |||
| 7 | Lad that wants a Wife – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [2] | ||
| 9 | Unk'yuked Tripe – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [3] | ||
| 11 | Bella Walker's advice tiv hor dowtor | Marshall Cresswell | [4] | ||
| 13 | Awd man's petition fra the workhoose te Tommy Burt | Marshall Cresswell | [5] | ||
| 14 | Pitman's advice tiv his son – (A) | Marshall Cresswell | [6] | ||
| 17 | Joe's last voyage to sea | Marshall Cresswell | [7] | ||
| 20 | Peter's pay, or the benefit of a bargain | Marshall Cresswell | [8] | ||
| 24 | Time muthor lay bad i' bed – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [9] | ||
| 25 | Annitsford bogle – (The) – a fact | Marshall Cresswell | [10] | ||
| 27 | Summer's cleanin' – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [11] | ||
| 29 | Invisible ghost – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [12] | ||
| 31 | Dudley pet – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | X. Y. Z. or The Pawnshop Bleezin' | [13] | |
| 33 | Morpeth Lodgings | Marshall Cresswell | Wait for the waggon | This song was awarded first prize in Chater's song competition. | [14] |
| 35 | Lass of Annitsford – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [15] | ||
| 36 | Midneet adventor – (A) | Marshall Cresswell | [16] | ||
| 38 | Hidden whisky bottle – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [17] | ||
| 42 | Bashful sweet heart – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [18] | ||
| 44 | Strange bed – (A) | Marshall Cresswell | [19] | ||
| 45 | New tramway car – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [20] | ||
| 47 | Dudley Station | Marshall Cresswell | [21] | ||
| 49 | Pitman's visit te Rio de Janeiro – (A) | Marshall Cresswell | [22] | ||
| 51 | Whisky het | Marshall Cresswell | [23] | ||
| 54 | Resurrection men – (The) – A fact | Marshall Cresswell | [24] | ||
| 56 | Frustrated feast – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [25] | ||
| 58 | Creemayshon | Marshall Cresswell | [26] | ||
| 59 | Neet sk'yul – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | X. Y. Z. or The Pawnshop Bleezin' | [27] | |
| 61 | Pitman meedyum – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | Tramp, Tramp | [28] | |
| 62 | Tom Linkin's box | Marshall Cresswell | Tinkers wedding | [29] | |
| 63 | Morpeth Bankwet – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | The wonderful Telegraph | [30] | |
| 65 | Telegraphic news | Marshall Cresswell | [31] | ||
| 67 | For Ever at Rest | Marshall Cresswell | The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth | [32] | |
| 68 | Banks of the Wear – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [33] | ||
| 68 | Naughty workhouse lad – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [34] | ||
| 70 | Happy Pair O' Blyth – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [35] | ||
| 72 | Willow Tree – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [36] | ||
| 72 | short bio | Robert Gillespy, farmer | |||
| 73 | Pea-puddin' hot | Marshall Cresswell | Jennywine Yest | [37] | |
| 74 | That day hes noo g'yen by | Marshall Cresswell | The Miller O' the Dee | [38] | |
| 75 | Mother winnet cum h'yem | Marshall Cresswell | Kathleen Mavourneen | [39] | |
| 76 | Robert Gledson's pedigree | Marshall Cresswell | [40] | ||
| 77 | Laws, Gledson, an' Mycroft; or a struggle te be second in the class | Marshall Cresswell | The Wonderful Talleygraf | [41] | |
| 79 | Fall at Dudley – (The) Mention of Billy Fairplay |
Marshall Cresswell | [42] | ||
| 80 | Wonderful change at Dudley – (The) Mention of new pit heap etc. |
Marshall Cresswell | [43] | ||
| 81 | Grainger Monnymint – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | Wundorful Tallygrip | [44] | |
| 83 | Nanny Moore; a parody | Marshall Cresswell | [45] | ||
| 94 | North Durham election – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [46] | ||
| 95 | Collier's doom – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [47] | ||
| 95 | mention of | James Lennon | |||
| 98 | Good Templar's happy home – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [48] | ||
| 99 | Poor convict lad – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | [49] | ||
| 100 | Modest appeal – (A) | Marshall Cresswell | [50] | ||
| 103 | Dudley Colliery to Burneo (sic) | Marshall Cresswell | Sailing to, working in, and returning from Sarawak, 1857-1859 Previously serialised in Newcastle Courant, 18 January - 12 April 1878 | ||
| 141 | Contents |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Farne archives – front cover". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – Lad that wants a Wife – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Unk'yuked Tripe – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Bella Walker's advice tiv hor dowtor".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Awd man's petition fra the workhoose te Tommy Burt".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Pitman's advice tiv his son – (A)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Joe's last voyage to sea".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Peter's pay, or the benefit of a bargain".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Time muthor lay bad i' bed – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Annitsford bogle – (The) – a fact".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Summer's cleanin' – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Invisible ghost – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Dudley pet – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Morpeth Lodgings".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Lass of Annitsford – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Midneet adventor – (A)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Hidden whisky bottle – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Bashful sweet heart – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Strange bed – (A)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – New tramway car – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Dudley Station".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Pitman's visit te Rio de Janeiro – (A)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Whisky het".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Resurrection men – (The) – A fact".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Frustrated feast – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Creemayshon".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Neet sk'yul – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Pitman meedyum – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Tom Linkin's box".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Morpeth Bedwet – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Telegraphic news".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – For Ever at Rest".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Banks of the Wear – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Naughty workhouse lad – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Happy Pair O' Blyth – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Willow Tree – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Pea-puddin' hot".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – That day hes noo g'yen by".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Mother winnet cum h'yem".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Robert Gledson's pedigree".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Laws, Gledson, an' Mycroft; or a struggle te be second in the class".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Fall at Dudley – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Wonderful change at Dudley – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Grainger Monnymint – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Nanny Moore; a parody".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – North Durham election – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Collier's doom – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Good Templar's happy home – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Poor convict lad – (The)".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Modest appeal – (A)".[permanent dead link]