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Description: | Comic song on the adventures of a keelboat apprentice. Pee Dee, or P.D. is a common term used in a number of local songs to refer to a keelboat's apprentice. It is not known exactly what this abbreviation stands for but it is possible it is short for 'Poor Devil'.The songs 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: | unknown | Rights holder: | rights holder : Newcastle City Library | Subjects: | industry and occupation keelmen & rivers | Temporal: | start=1841;end=1860; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:L0109201 | Go to resource |
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