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Description: | John Bell has the same title as William Vickers for this Northumbrian piper's favourite, now known as Fenwick O' Bywell. Bell only writes two strains, but an overview of the many versions shows it was generally regarded as having three plus varying numbers of variations. Stokoe's note at the foot of the page is interesting, but mistaken in relating it to Garryowen; although it has a few points in common with the Irish tune, it derives from the Scottish jig Johnny Cock Thy Beaver.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 | Temporal: | start=1801;end=1840; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:R1002901 | Go to resource |
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