Songs from the Manuscript Collection of John BellF. RutherfordLabel: Surtees SocietyDescription: Includes all those songs from the manuscript collection of John Bell (d. 1864) which throw light on the way of life of the majority of the population of North-East England and the Eastern Borders. Each piece derives ultimately from the life and work of those men and women who were obliged to work for a living usually with their hands.Texts arranged under the following headings: Soldiers and Sailors Civil and Political Coalwork Country Life Festivities Sport and Social Life Drinking Courtship Love Unrequited Love Satisfied Children In Praise of Wedlock Trouble and Strife Stories Fragments.
