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Description: | The editors of the Northumbrian Minstrelsy included this as Peacock's Fancy, saying that 'it was a great favourite with John Peacock and the later players. The song of 'Footy', which is sung to it, was better adapted to the tastes of a ruder age than to those of the present time.' Fortunately John Bell recorded the lyrics. They are in his song manuscript with the tune and also in Rhymes of Northern Bards with the comment 'A Song much sung some Years ago, by the Pitmen about Long Benton.' The three versions of the tune are different from each other.This song/tune forms part of a manuscript compiled by John Bell entitled 'Collection of local tunes as played in Northumberland' which can be seen as the counterpart to his published book of lyrics, 'Rhymes of the Northern Bards' 1812, facsimile reprint 1971 with introduction by David Harker. David Harker's introduction to the facsimile gives very detailed information on Bell, and is highly recommended reading for the curious. ; Songs and tunes collected by John Bell | Rights holder: | rights holder : Society of Antiquaries | Subjects: | entertainment and sport song tune & jig & sport & sexual relations Leisure | Temporal: | start=1801;end=1840; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:R1000801 | Go to resource |
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