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'''Thomas Kerr''' was a [[Tyneside]] writer, journalist and songwriter in the middle/late 19th century.<ref name=AllansMisc>{{cite web|title=Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/allansillustrat00firgoog/allansillustrat00firgoog_djvu.txt}}</ref> |
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==Detailse== |
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'''Thomas Kerr''' was born in [[The Castle, Newcastle#Black Gate|Black Gate]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], in the shadow of the old castle. He was a [[Tyneside]] writer, journalist and songwriter, who lived and worked in Newcastle upon Tyne for many of his early years and (according to [[Thomas Allan (publisher)|Thomas Allan]]) was a good friend of [[Joe Wilson (Geordie singer)|Joe Wilson]], the Tyneside [[Music Hall]] entertainer.<ref>{{cite book|title=Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings with lives, portraits and autographs of the writers, and notes on the songs. Revised Edition|year=1891|publisher=Thomas & Gorge Allan, 18 Blackett Street, and 34 Collingwood Street, (Newcastle upon Tyne) – Sold by W. Allan, 80 Grainqer Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, B. Allan, North Shields and Walter Scott. London}}</ref> |
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Around 1866 he moved to [[Blyth, Northumberland|Blyth]], where he wrote occasionally as a reporter for the Blyth Weekly News. He was also one of the regular writers for a period of over seven years of the “An Awd Trimmer” column. The articles which he wrote for this column included several hundred local songs, some his own writing, some by others. |
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While at Blyth he entered several of the competition run by [[J. W. Chater]] in his publications, winning several prizes, amongst them a gold medal for the best local song for Chater’s Annual. |
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Around 1879 he moved back to [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] to full time employment with a local daily newspaper |
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==Works== |
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The majority were written in the local [[Geordie dialect words|Geordie dialect]] and include :- |
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* Aw's glad the Strike's Duin, sung to the tune of “It's time to get up”<ref>{{cite web|title=Farne archives - Aw's glad the Strike's Duin|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=L0112901}}</ref> |
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* Jimmy's brocken oot, sung to the tune of “The row upon the stairs” (The Gold Medal winner in “Keelmin's comic annewal, for 1871”<ref>{{cite web|title=Farne archives - Jimmy's brocken oot|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=B1002101}}</ref> |
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* When the Good Times cum Agyen, sung to the tune of “The Captain with the whiskers”<ref>{{cite web|title=Farne archives - When the Good Times cum Agyen|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=L0112601}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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[[Geordie dialect words]] |
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[[Thomas Allan (publisher)|Thomas Allan]] |
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[[Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.asaplive.com/archive/results.asp FARNE - Folk Archive Resource North East] |
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* [http://mysite.verizon.net/cbladey/sang/bards.html#joewilson Bards of Newcastle] |
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* [http://www.archive.org/stream/allansillustrat00firgoog/allansillustrat00firgoog_djvu.txt Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings] |
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| NAME = Kerr, Thomas |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 19th-century |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 20th-century |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Newcastle upon Tyne |
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[[Category:English songwriters]] |
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[[Category:People from Newcastle upon Tyne (district)]] |
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[[Category: 20th-century deaths]] |
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Revision as of 10:39, 27 June 2012
Thomas Kerr was a Tyneside writer, journalist and songwriter in the middle/late 19th century.[1]
Detailse
Thomas Kerr was born in Black Gate, Newcastle, in the shadow of the old castle. He was a Tyneside writer, journalist and songwriter, who lived and worked in Newcastle upon Tyne for many of his early years and (according to Thomas Allan) was a good friend of Joe Wilson, the Tyneside Music Hall entertainer.[2]
Around 1866 he moved to Blyth, where he wrote occasionally as a reporter for the Blyth Weekly News. He was also one of the regular writers for a period of over seven years of the “An Awd Trimmer” column. The articles which he wrote for this column included several hundred local songs, some his own writing, some by others.
While at Blyth he entered several of the competition run by J. W. Chater in his publications, winning several prizes, amongst them a gold medal for the best local song for Chater’s Annual.
Around 1879 he moved back to Newcastle to full time employment with a local daily newspaper
Works
The majority were written in the local Geordie dialect and include :-
- Aw's glad the Strike's Duin, sung to the tune of “It's time to get up”[3]
- Jimmy's brocken oot, sung to the tune of “The row upon the stairs” (The Gold Medal winner in “Keelmin's comic annewal, for 1871”[4]
- When the Good Times cum Agyen, sung to the tune of “The Captain with the whiskers”[5]
See also
Geordie dialect words Thomas Allan Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings
References
- ^ "Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings".
- ^ Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings with lives, portraits and autographs of the writers, and notes on the songs. Revised Edition. Thomas & Gorge Allan, 18 Blackett Street, and 34 Collingwood Street, (Newcastle upon Tyne) – Sold by W. Allan, 80 Grainqer Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, B. Allan, North Shields and Walter Scott. London. 1891.
- ^ "Farne archives - Aw's glad the Strike's Duin".
- ^ "Farne archives - Jimmy's brocken oot".
- ^ "Farne archives - When the Good Times cum Agyen".
External links
- FARNE - Folk Archive Resource North East
- Bards of Newcastle
- Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings
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