James Weams' Tyneside Song Book 1887

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.[1]

James Weams' Tyneside Song Book 1887
Author James Weams
Country United Kingdom
Language English (Geordie dialect)
Genre chapbook
Publisher John B. Barnes, Printer, 5, Groat Market, Newcastle
Publication date
 1887
Media type Print
Pages 8 pages

Details

James Weams' Tyneside Song Book 1887 (full title - “No 1 James Weams’ Tyneside Song Book, Written and Sung by himself in the Principal Music Halls in the North. -- Newcastle-on-Tyne: John B. Barnes, Printer, 5, Groat Market – 1887) is a Chapbook of Geordie folk songs consisting of 8 pages and 5 song lyric, all written (and sung – we are told in the title) by the author James Weams, published in 1877.

The publication

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
JAMES WEAMS'
TYNESIDE
Song Book
Written and Sung by himself in the Principal Music
Halls
in the North
CONTENTS -
EJECTED
NEIBORS BELAW
LASS ON THE QUAY
THE FOOTBALL CLUB
THE GATESHEAD MASHER

Music to any of these Songs, 7 stamps


PS. --- For Evening Concerts of Full Concert
Parties --- Address J WEAMS, Tyneside Comedian,
103 Abbott Street, Gateshead


Newcastle-on-Tyne:
JOHN B. BARNES, Printer, 5, Groat Market
1887

Contents

Are as below :-

page title songwriter tune comments Notes Ref
1front coverJames Wearms
2EjectedJames Wearmsa tale of eviction[2]
3Neighbors BelawJames Wearmsthe troubles of living in a flat - Neighbors Belaw (or now often called "The neighbours doon belaa")[3]
5Lass on the QuayJames Wearmsa tale of love and Sally Gee[4]
6Football Club (The)James Wearmsone of only a few songs about football[5]
7Gateshead Mash (The)James Wearmsa song about a fancy dresser from Gateshead[6]


See also

Geordie dialect words
James Weams

References

  1. ↑ "Weams Tyneside Songs 1887 – front cover".
  2. ↑ "Farne archives - Ejected".
  3. ↑ "Farne archives - Neighbors Belaw".
  4. ↑ "Farne archives - Lass on the Quay".
  5. ↑ "Farne archives - Football Club (The)".
  6. ↑ "Farne archives - Gateshead Mash (The)".
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