|
Date: |
|
Description: | Aid Crag in fact stands next to the legendary Hills of Wannys in Northumberland. These hills are in fact those situated between the head of the Wansbeck water and river Reed. The author of this song, James Armstrong, resided at Aid Crag for some years during his youth and his memories of his time there accompany the song - 'It was from here [Aid Crag], during the summer, the writer and his brothers often started with kindred spirits to run and wrestle with the shepherd lads on the heath-clad hills of Wannys, or to go a [sic.] fishing excursion in the surrounding streams. And in winter, the ground all clad with snow ... we would track the otter and fox to their rocky den ... [etc.]'.This song forms part of a selection of songs by James Armstrong, a native of Risdale in Northumberland. The book was published at Hexham in 1879 by the Herald Office and includes various commentaries on aspects of border life. The poems are typical of the Northumberland and Border poetry of the day, commenting on the surrounding landscape and traditions. Most of the poems are written in dialect, although there are some examples in standard English. ; Local songs by James Armstrong. | Publisher: | Herald Office Hexham ; Northumberland | Rights holder: | rights holder : Border History Museum | Subjects: | landscapes & hills & Borders Country life | Temporal: | start=1861;end=1900; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:H0400402 | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wyndham
Song about Wyndham, a champion…
-
-
|