|
Date: |
|
Description: | Parody of popular Newcastle song 'Dol-li-a'.Allan's Tyneside Songs dates the standard version of Dol-li-a to circa 1792. This parody of the standard version was probably written around 1795 and contains references to shows at Newcastle Theatres. It was common for songs and melodies to be adapted in this way for new songs about recent events.The melody intended for this song is a Northumbrian Air in G Minor to be played in 4/4 time. The melody along with the standard version of the song can be found in Bruce and Stokoe's 'Northumbrian Minstrelsy'. Dol-li-a forms part of the John Bell Collection. ; A collection of broadsheets on various subjects, with accompanying press cuttings and manuscript notes in the hand of John Bell. | Publisher: | unknown | Rights holder: | rights holder : Newcastle University | Subjects: | marriage and courtship theatre & keelmen Love | Temporal: | start=1801;end=1840; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:N0101501 | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
Dolia
Song about the regiments billeted…
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
|