Songs of the Bards of the Tyne is a chapbook style songbook, giving the lyrics of local, now historical songs, with a few bits of other information.
[1] Songs of the Bards of the Tyne (full title – “France's Songs of the Bards of the Tyne; A choice selection of original songs, chiefly in the Newcastle Dialect.
Edited by J. P. Robson, Published by P France & Co., No 8 Side, Newcastle upon Tyne – 1849) is a Chapbook style book of Geordie folk songs consisting of approximately 270 song lyrics on over 560 pages, published in 1850.
It is, as the title suggests, a collection of songs which would have been popular, or topical, at the date of publication.
A-M2 – according to George Allan's Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891, the writer is James Morrison A-N1 – according to George Allan's Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891, the writer is Robert Nunn A-S4 – according to George Allan's Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891, the writer is William Stephenson (junior) Br-S6 – according to Brockie's “The Shields Garland", the writer is John Stobbs F-G1 – according to Fordyce's Tyne Songster of 1840, the writer is John Gibson F-O1 – according to Fordyce's Tyne Songster of 1840, the writer is Oliver Fr-Tune2 – according to France's Songs of the Bards of the Tyne – 1850, the tune is "Miss Bailey's Ghost" Fr-Tune3 – according to George Allan's Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891, the tune is "Derry Down" R-C1 – according to Ross' Songs of the Tyne of 1846, the writer is Edward Corvan Geordie dialect words P. France & Co.