| 词条 | Thomas Kerr (writer and songwriter) |
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DetailsKerr 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 on page 555 of his Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings) 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 John 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. WorksThe majority were written in the local Geordie dialect and include :-
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References1. ^{{cite web|title=Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings|url=https://archive.org/stream/allansillustrat00firgoog/allansillustrat00firgoog_djvu.txt}} 2. ^{{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}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Farne archives - Aw's glad the Strike's Duin|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=L0112901}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Farne archives - Jimmy's brocken oot|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=B1002101|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002135938/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=B1002101|archivedate=2013-10-02|df=}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Farne archives - When the Good Times cum Agyen|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=L0112601}} External links
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