# The Songs of the Tyne by Walker

The Songs of the Tyne (or to give it its full title The Songs of the Tyne being a collection of Popular Local Songs Number 1 – published by William R Walker, Printer &c., Royal Arcade, Newcastle) is a Chapbook of Geordie folk song consisting of three small volumes, published between 1857 and 1866. (There is a slight difference on the cover of Volumes 2 & 3 which are "by W R Walker, Printer and Publisher"). This is the second of the series, a first series of ten chapbooks was published around 1850 by John Ross.

## The publication

William R Walker edited the three volumes of The Songs of the Tyne, a series of booklets containing "local" songs by local Tyneside composers, some well known at the time, others not.
A set of the original documents were kept in the archives of Newcastle University. They are published by the William R Walker, Printer and Publisher, Royal Arcade, Newcastle.

## Contents

The volumes and their contents are below :-
| vol | pages | title | tune | songwriter |
| 1 | | Volume 1 published between 1857 and 1866 | | |
| 1 | 1 | assume front cover | | |
| 1 | 2 | assume inner | | |
| 1 | 7–9 | Famed Filly Fair | | unknown |
| 1 | 9–10 | Paganini, the Fiddler | The Kebbuckstane Wedding | Robert Emery |
| 1 | 10 | Blind Wilie's Death (or Deeth) | Jemmy Joneson's Whurry | Robert Nunn |
| 1 | 20–21 | The Pitman's Happy Times | In the days when we went gipsying | Joseph Philip Robson |
| 1 | 22–24 | When we were at the Skuel | Nae luck aboot the hoose | name not given but by actually written by Joseph Philip Robson |
| 1 | 24 | Marsden Rock House | | William Mitford |
| 1 | also | Canny Newcassel | | name not given but by actually written by Thomas Thompson |
| 1 | also | Cappy, the Pitman's Dog | Chapter of Donkeys | name not given but by actually written by William Mitford |
| 1 | also | High Level Bridge | Drops of Brandy | name not given but by actually written by Joseph Philip Robson |
| 1 | also | Lucky's Dream (sometimes "Luckey's Dream") | Caller Fair | name not given but by actually written by Robert Nunn |
| 1 | also | The Skipper's Wedding | | ?? |
| 1 | also | The Pitman's Courtship | The Night before Larry was stretch'd – or – The Irish Drops o' Brandy | name not given but by actually written by William Mitford |
| 1 | also | Tyne Exile's Return | | ?? |
| 1 | also | Wonderful Tallygrip | Barbara Bell | name not given but by actually written by Joseph Philip Robson |
| 1 | 24 | printers name – therefore assume last page | | |
| 2 | Volume 2 | | | |
| 2 | 1 | assume cover | | |
| 2 | 2 | asuume inner | | |
| 2 | 3–6 | Polly's Nick-Stick | X-Y-Z | Joseph Philip Robson |
| 2 | 6–7 | The Skipper's Fright | Skipper Carr and Marky Dann | unknown |
| 2 | 7–9 | Newcastle in a Stoure | | unknown |
| 2 | 9–12 | The Dent's Hole Cachuka | | unknown |
| 2 | 12–14 | The New Keel Row | The Keel Row | Thomas Thompson |
| 2 | 14–16 | Jemmy Joneson's Whurry | | Thomas Thompson |
| 2 | 16–17 | The Little Pee Dee | Drops of Brandy | unknown |
| 2 | 17–18 | The Glister | | William Armstrong |
| 2 | 18–20 | Cuddy Willy's Deeth | | Joseph Philip Robson |
| 2 | 20 | Weel May the Keel Row | | ?? |
| 2 | 21 | Harry Clasper | Famous Aud Cappy | Joseph Philip Robson |
| 2 | 22–23 | Hamlick, Prince of Denton – part 1 | Merrily dance the Quaker's Wife | Joseph Philip Robson |
| 3 | Volume 3 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | assume cover | | |
| 3 | 2 | asuume inner | | |
| 3 | 3–6 | Conclusion of Hamlick, Prince of Denton | Merrily dance the Quaker's Wife | Joseph Philip Robson |
| 3 | 6–7 | The Pitman's Skellyscope | | William Mitford |
| 3 | 8–9 | Billy Oliver's Ramble, between Denton and Newcastle | | unknown |
| 3 | 9–10 | The Bonny Clock Fyece | Cole Hole | Robert Nunn |
| 3 | 10–12 | The Wail of the Fallen | I'm sitting by the stile, Mary | ?? |
| 3 | 12–13 | Newcassel Props | | William Oliver |
| 3 | 13–15 | The Skipper's Mistake | The Chapter of accidents | unknown |
| 3 | 15–16 | My Bonny Bairn | Mary Blane | unknown |
| 3 | 16–17 | The Gutta Percha Tallygrip | Barbara Bell | J. Sutherland |
| 3 | 18 | The Collier's Farewell | Oh fie, let's of the bridal | unknown |
| 3 | 19–20 | Newcassel as it was, an' as it's noo | The light of other days | R. P. Sutherland |
| 3 | 20–21 | Hydrophobie – or The Skipper and the Quaker | Good morrow to your night Cap | Robert Emery |
| 3 | 22–23 | The Sandgate Lass's Lamentation | | unknown |
| 3 | 23–24 | Lovely Delia | Sleeping Maggy | ?? |