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Description: | Reflective song on the immense changes in the century.The author of this song, John Kelday Smith, was born in Orkney, moving to Newcastle at an early age. A versatile writer, Smith won a number of prizes in Chater's publications and his songs featured regularly in the Weekly Chronicles. J.K. Smith died on 12th June, 1889 at Temperance Row, Shieldfield.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: | J.W. Swanston Darncrook ; Newcastle upon Tyne | Rights holder: | rights holder : Newcastle City Library | Subjects: | changes & urban growth urban growth | Temporal: | start=1841;end=1860; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:L0109301 | Go to resource |
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