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Description: | Song about sailors coming ashore to celebrate their freedom, probably referring to one of the Shields ports at the mouth of the River Tyne. The song was later printed in the Northumbrian Minstrelsy.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: | jig & song tune & sailors war/armed forces & river and sea | Temporal: | start=1801;end=1840; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:R1001501 | Go to resource |
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