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Description: | Probably the most well known portrait of the Tyneside musician.'Blind Willy' was in fact one William Purvis, an inhabitant of the poor-house at All Saints in Newcastle. Living in abject poverty Willie earned a small wage playing his fiddle and performing rhymes and songs. He is remembered in a number of Tyneside songs and died on 20th July, 1832.The portrait forms part of a collection held by Newcastle City Library. The collection comprises much of the original material collected by Thomas Allan for the publication of 'Allan's Tyneside songs'. From original Ned Corvan manuscripts to photographs of Joe Wilson, and correspondence from local figures such as Joseph Cowen, the collection provides a genuinely fascinating glimpse of some of the region's best known composers. The material dates from 1860 to 1890, spanning the dates of the various publications of the book in 1862, 1863, 1864, 1872, 1873 and 1891. ; Song manuscripts, correspondence and broadsides collected for the publication of Allan's Tyneside Songs. | Publisher: | Newcastle upon Tyne | Rights holder: | rights holder : Newcastle City Library | Temporal: | start=1801;end=1840; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:L0105701 | Go to resource |
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