Ritson's Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale 1809

Ritson's Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale, Edited and published by Joseph Ritson, is a revised edition of a book on Northumberland music, published in 1809.

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Ritson's Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale 1809 (or to give its full title – "The Northumberland Garland; or Newcastle Nightingale: A matchless collection of famous songs [As originally edited by the late Joseph Ritson, Esq.] ----Old Tyne shall listen to my tale, and echo, down the bordering vale, The liquid melody prolong. Akenside ---- Newcastle ---- MDCCXCIII Printed by and for Hall and Elliot. Licensed and entered according to Order ---- London: Reprinted for Robert Triphook, 37, St. Jame's Street, by Harding and Wright, St John's Square ---- 1809”) is a book of Geordie folk song consisting of approximately 96 pages with 16 works, first published in 1793 and reprinted (this version) in 1809.

Other books in Ritson's Garland series were Bishopric Garland, The Yorkshire Garland, and The North-Country Chorister. A compilation of the whole series, entitled The Northern Garland was published in 1810.

The “Garland” series were important, not only as important document in their own right, but as one of the main sources of similar successor publications such as John Bell's Rhymes of Northern Bards and Bruce and Stokoe's Northumbrian Minstrelsy.

A set of original documents are held in The Robinson Library of Newcastle University

The publication The front cover of the book was as thus :-

THE NORTHUMBERLAND GARLAND; OR NEWCASTLE NIGHTINGALE: A MATCHLESS COLLECTION OF FAMOUS SONGS [AS ORIGINALLY EDITED BY THE LATE JOSEPH RITSON, ESQ.] – - – - – - - OLD TYNE SHALL LISTEN TO MY TALE, AND ECHO, DOWN THE BORDERING VALE, THE LIQUID MELODY PROLONG. AKENSIDE – - – - – - - NEWCASTLE PRINTED BY AND FOR HALLL AND ELLIOT. MDCCXCIII Licensed and entered according to Order – - – - – - - LONDON: REPRINTED FOR ROBERT TRIPHOOK, 37, ST. JAME'S STREET. By Harding and Wright, St. John's-square. – - – - – - - 1809

Contents are as below :-

titlesongwritertunecommentsnotesrefcoverThe Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale – headed pageIndex1Battle of Otterburn – (The)from an old MSSbattle fought 9 Aug 1388Song I7Fytte – (A)15Hunting of the Cheviot – (The)above 300 years old – spelt "Cheviot" in Bell's Rhymes of Northern BardsSong II19Fit – The Second27Hunting in Chevy-Chase – (The)Song III38Fair Mabel of WallingtonSong II (incorrect song number)43Lamentable Ditty on the death of worth George Stoole – (A)A delicate Scottish TuneSong V43comment onGeorge Stoole48Ecky's Mare (An excellent ballad of the sickness, death and burial of) Bernard Rumney of RothburySong VI48comment onBernard Rumney of Rothbury55Mitford Galloway's Ramble – (The)Thomas Whittel or more usual, WhittleRanting roaring Willieactually spelt "Midford"Song VII63Insipids – (The) or The Mistress with her multitude of Man ServantsThomas Whittel or more usual, WhittleSong VIII68Sawney Ogilby's Duel with his WifeThomas Whittel or more usual, WhittleThe Worst's pastSong IX71Felton Garland – (The)Maggy Lawther – Bell's give this as "Maggy Lauder"Song X71comment onThe brickmaker Pet*r and his bride Jen*y Gow*n74part II riding off in debt78Laidley Worm (The) (of Spindleston Heugh)Duncan Frasier ca1270(this version by Robert Lamb, Vicar of Norham)Song XI85On the First Rebellion – 1715Song XII88Collier's Rant (The)Song XIII90(Weel May) The Keel RowTraditional – before 1760Song XIV91Bonny Keel Laddie – (The)The Bonny Pit LaddieTune-BSSong XV92Newcastle BeerJohn CunninghamSong XVI95FINIS

Notes Tune-BS -The tune is not given in the book – but it has been added as attributed in Northumbrian Minstrelsy by Bruce and Stokoe, 1882

See also Geordie dialect words Joseph Ritson Ritson's Northern Garlands 1810 Ritson's Bishopric Garland or Durham Minstrel 1792 Ritson's Yorkshire Garland 1809 Ritson's North-Country Chorister 1809

References

External links

Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings – page 512 Google e-book Northern Garland Google e-book

Ritson's Northumberland Garland or Newcastle Nightingale 1809

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