N.E. England Children's Songs

Subject: N.E. England Children's Songs
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 26 Jan 08 - 12:09 PM

Some years ago a kind friend lent me a copy of a small book (142 pocket sized pages), called All the Way to Pennywell; Children's Rhymes of the North East (north east England that is). The book was compiled by Frank Rutherford, who was at that time librarian of Durham University, from his own collecting work. This included stuff he'd recorded from the Elliots of Birtley. It is copiously researched with detailed notes and footnotes and in my opinion deserves to be far better known.

I photocopied the whole thing and the photocopy is now redundant, since I was lucky enough to pick up a volume in near mint condition a few weeks ago.

The book is extremely scarce, and it seems a pity to dump the photocopy, so I'd be glad to post it on to anyone in the UK or Ireland who can make use of it.

Subject: RE: N.E. England Children's Songs
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 26 Jan 08 - 12:25 PM

I'd be interested, and will contact you about it.

Subject: RE: N.E. England Children's Songs
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 26 Jan 08 - 12:43 PM

Funnily enough, you can get it here for £1 + postage.

Subject: RE: N.E. England Children's Songs
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 27 Jan 08 - 05:36 AM

Bloody hell. In that case, Malcolm, get your £1 whizzed off, and I shall feed my photocopy to the compost heap. On second thoughts I'll hang on to it for a while just in case they've run out and not got round to removing the advert.

Do let me know.

Subject: RE: N.E. England Children's Songs
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 27 Jan 08 - 12:24 PM

Amazing how that works, isn't it? But Fred's heart is in the right place!

SRS (a U.S. holder of lots of obscure little books of songs and music)