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09 Jul 00 - 01:26 PM (#254581) Subject: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley? From: Tim Salt 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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09 Jul 00 - 01:29 PM (#254582) Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley From: Jon Freeman I have it on a Dubliners LP, they give it as trad. Jon |
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09 Jul 00 - 02:11 PM (#254605) Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley^^ From: Malcolm Douglas 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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09 Jul 00 - 02:46 PM (#254627) Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley From: Tim Salt That's a great help Malcolm - thanks. Tim |
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10 Jul 00 - 09:56 AM (#255056) Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley^^ From: A Wandering Minstrel 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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10 Jul 00 - 04:58 PM (#255288) Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley From: Tim Salt Wandering Minsterel - thanks for the info - much appreciated! Tim |
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10 Jul 00 - 05:30 PM (#255314) Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley From: GUEST,Rosie The Doonans (from North East of England) do a version of this song but don't know who wrote it |
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26 Mar 02 - 08:31 PM (#677050) Subject: RE: Who Wrote Sally Wheatley From: *#1 PEASANT* Joe Wilson Without a doubt! Conrad |