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Description: | Variant on the popular ballad by Thomas Thompson.Originally written by Thomas Thompson this adaptation of the popular local tune was written by Alexander Kirkaldy of London. With footnotes as to the identities of the characters in the song this is an interesting version of the Thompson favourite.Thompson was born in Bishop Auckland in 1773. Author of 'Canny Newcastle' and 'The New Keel Row', amongst others, Thompson is regarded by many as one of the earliest and best of Tyneside writers.This song is 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: | Kirkaldy & Hobbs London | Rights holder: | rights holder : Newcastle University | Subjects: | Travel travel and adventure | Temporal: | start=1801;end=1840; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:N0132201 | Go to resource |
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