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Who Wrote Sally Wheatley DigiTrad: DENNIS WHEATLEY SALLY WHEATLEY Related threads: ADD: Dennis Wheatley (Sally Wheatley parody) (16) Req:English Version of Irish Song 'Sally Wheatley' (34) Sally Wheatley (18) (origins) Origins: Sally Wheatley and Mr. (Charley) Black (10) Chords Req: Sally Wheatley (12) Tune Req: Sally Wheatley (4) Lyr Add: Bonny Sally Wheatley (6) |
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Subject: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley? From: Tim Salt Date: 09 Jul 00 - 01:26 PM According to Digitrad "Sally Wheatley" was written by Alex Glasgow. I thought it was older than that - does anyone know? Tim |
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Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley From: Jon Freeman Date: 09 Jul 00 - 01:29 PM I have it on a Dubliners LP, they give it as trad. Jon |
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Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley^^ From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 09 Jul 00 - 02:11 PM Though most recordings say that it's traditional (and it's obviously a lot older than Alex Glasgow!), that's not the whole story. The north-eastern singer Bob Fox credits it to Joe Wilson of Newcastle (c.1840-1874), a stage-comedian and printer of cheap songbooks, who also wrote such songs as No Work and Keep Yor Feet Still, Geordie Hinny. Bob knows his stuff, so I'd take that as definitive. I believe that the version mostly sung nowadays has changed a bit from the original, though, so it's on it's way to being traditional, at any rate. Malcolm ^^ |
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Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley From: Tim Salt Date: 09 Jul 00 - 02:46 PM That's a great help Malcolm - thanks. Tim |
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Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley^^ From: A Wandering Minstrel Date: 10 Jul 00 - 09:56 AM Sally Wheatley is a Joe Wilson song and published in "Bits of Sangs and Homely stories by Joe Wilson" Published in Newcastle in the late 1880's (I don't have my copy to hand but I will check out the date and publisher). The also features in the Musical "Joe Lives!" which was written by Alex Glasgow and others hence the association. Joe was a real 'Character' and in his time was a publican, a music hall performer and a famous Temperance speaker. ^^ |
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Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley From: Tim Salt Date: 10 Jul 00 - 04:58 PM Wandering Minsterel - thanks for the info - much appreciated! Tim |
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Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley From: GUEST,Rosie Date: 10 Jul 00 - 05:30 PM The Doonans (from North East of England) do a version of this song but don't know who wrote it |
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Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley From: *#1 PEASANT* Date: 26 Mar 02 - 08:31 PM Joe Wilson Without a doubt! Conrad |
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