# 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

| Compiled by | Title | Notes |
| Thomas Allan | Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings | |
| Thomas Allan | Choice Collection of Tyneside Songs (A) 1863 | An earlier edition of Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891 |
| Robert Allen | Canny Bit Verse | |
| James Anderson | Blyth and Tyneside Poems & Songs 1898 | |
| James Anderson | Cumberland Ballads by Robert Anderson 1866 | |
| James Anderson | Poetical works of Robert Anderson, author of Cumberland ballads, etc.; to which is prefixed the life of the author, written by himself | |
| C. W. Barnes | The Shields Song Book | |
| John Bell Jr | Rhymes of Northern Bards | |
| John Bell Jr | Songs from the Manuscript Collection of John Bell 1885 | D I Harker editor 1985 |
| William Brockie | The Shields Garland | |
| Bruce and Stokoe | Northumbrian Minstrelsy | |
| Charles Ernest Catcheside-Warrington | Tyneside Songs | |
| Charles Ernest Catcheside-Warrington | Tyneside Stories & Recitations | |
| Chater | Chater's Annual | A yearbook published between 1861 and 1882 |
| Chater | Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer 1872 | |
| Chater | Keelmin's Comic Annewal | A yearbook published between 1869 and 1883 |
| Joseph Crawhall | Beuk o' Newcassell Sangs 1888 | |
| | Cresswell's Local and other Songs and Recitations 1883 | |
| Davison | The Northumbrian Minstrel, 1811 | |
| Davison | Collection of Tyneside Songs, 1840 | |
| | Dunbar's local songs and recitations 1874 | |
| Fordyce | The Newcastle Song Book, or, Tyne-side Songster: 1842, 332 pages | |
| Fordyce | Tyne Songster - 1840 | |
| P. France & Co. | Songs of the Bards of the Tyne - 1850 | |
| | James' Sum Tyneside Sangs 1898 | |
| William Coolidge Lane | Catalogue of English and American chapbooks and broadside ballads 1905 | |
| Eneas Mackenzie | Descriptive and Historical account of the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Maidment | Bibliotheca Curiosa, A North Countrie Garland | Edited by James Maidment 1884 and revised by Edmund Goldsmid F.R.H.S.(1891) |
| John Marshall | Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical 1827 | |
| John Marshall | Newcastle Songster | |
| John Marshall | Garland of New Songs, c1800 | |
| John Marshall | Northern Minstrel, or Tyne Songster: 1806 (approx 141 pages) | |
| Thomas Marshall | A Collection of original local songs | |
| Ritson | Northern Garlands 1810 | |
| Ritson | Bishopric Garland or Durham Minstrel 1792 | |
| Ritson | Yorkshire Garland 1809 | |
| Ritson | Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale 1809 | |
| Ritson | North-Country Chorister 1809 | |
| Ritson | Gammer Gurton's Garland | |
| Ritson | Ancient Songs 1790 | |
| John Ross | Songs of the Tyne | |
| Sir Walter Scott | Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border Vol 2, 1807 | |
| Cuthbert Sharp | Bishoprick Garland 1834 | |
| Joseph Skipsey | Carols from the Coal Field | |
| William Stephenson (junior) | Tyneside Minstrel 1824 | |
| Stokoe | Songs and ballads of northern England | Collected and edited by John Stokoe; harmonised and arranged for pianoforte by Samuel Reay |
| J. W. Swanston | Tyneside Songster | |
| William R. Walker | Songs of the Tyne | |
| | James Weams' Tyneside Song Book 1887 | |
| W G Whittaker | North Countrie Songs | A book of traditional North Country songs like Bobby Shaftoe and Billy Boy becoming very popular in schools, which in turn, brought the songs to the attention of the whole country (late 1920s) |

## 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