John Stobbs

{{Short description|19th century English songwriter and poet}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English|date=March 2020}} '''John Stobbs''' was a 19th-century English songwriter and poet who lived in the Tyneside district. Many of his writings are in the Geordie dialect.

== Known details == There is little information on John Stobbs, except that he was (like William Egglestone) noted for his humorous monologues and appeared to either subscribe to other books, like the ''Descriptive and Historical Account of the Town and County of Newcastle-upon-Tyne'' by Eneas Mackenzie, published c. 1827, or for him or his works to be quoted in the works by the work's author.

== Works == The following songs have been attributed to John Stobbs, all of which appear in The Shields Garland: *Blow the Wind Southerly – A note at the foot of the song may attribute authorship to Alexander Brighton <ref>{{cite web|title=FARNE Blow the Wind Southerley|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0500801|access-date=2012-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610234106/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0500801|archive-date=2015-06-10|url-status=usurped}}</ref> * Coal trade (The) – In some places this is attributed to William Brockie, but a note on the manuscript states that it was “touched up” by Brockie<ref>{{cite web|title=FARNE The coal trade|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0600101|access-date=2012-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610233619/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0600101|archive-date=2015-06-10|url-status=usurped}}</ref> * Fitter he has Daughters three, Drive away the Waggons, Hinny (The) - A Sailor's song at the capstan<ref>{{cite web|title=FARNE The Fitter he has Daughters three|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0702702|access-date=2012-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610233203/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0702702|archive-date=2015-06-10|url-status=usurped}}</ref> * Jenny Chowk’d the Bairn<ref>{{cite web|title=FARNE Jenny Chowk'd the Bairn|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0500402|access-date=2012-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610233503/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0500402|archive-date=2015-06-10|url-status=usurped}}</ref> * Liberty for the sailors, a Shields song for the days of the Press-gang<ref>{{cite web|title=FARNE Liberty for the sailors|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0500101|access-date=2012-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610233640/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0500101|archive-date=2015-06-10|url-status=usurped}}</ref> * Pound of tea<ref>{{cite web|title=FARNE Pound of Tea|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0500202|access-date=2012-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610234245/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0500202|archive-date=2015-06-10|url-status=usurped}}</ref> * Sweepy's Lovely Daughter (The)<ref>{{cite web|title=FARNE The Sweepy's Lovely Daughter|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0702501|access-date=2012-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610234223/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0702501|archive-date=2015-06-10|url-status=usurped}}</ref> * Tally I, O, the grinder or A Sailor's Song at the Capstan<ref>{{cite web |title=FARNE Tally I, O, the grinder |url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0701701 |access-date=2012-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610232947/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0701701 |archive-date=2015-06-10 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> * Tynemouth (or "Tynemouth Abbey" (music by Thomas Haswell)<ref>{{cite web|title=FARNE Tynemouth (part only)|url=http://www.asaplive.com/archive/show_images.asp?id=E0500402&image=3|access-date=2012-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610224616/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/show_images.asp?id=E0500402&image=3|archive-date=2015-06-10|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

==Known recordings == *Blow the Wind Southerly - A recording available on MWM Records<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mawson-wareham.com/player.php?play=mwmcdsp6106&tkid=41&aid=24&pid=41|title=MWM Records Media PLayer|website=Mawson-wareham.com|accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref> sung by Judy Dinning<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mawson-wareham.com/artists.php?artid=24|title=MWM Records - North East Music and Comedy|website=Mawson-wareham.com|accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref> *Liberty for the sailors - this song also appears in Northumbrian Minstrelsy by Bruce and Stokoe, 1882 - A recording available on MWM Records<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mawson-wareham.com/player.php?play=mwmcdsp6816&tkid=136&aid=120&pid=35|title=MWM Records Media PLayer|website=Mawson-wareham.com|accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref> sung by Jane Wade<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thequestionnaires.talktalk.net/Questionnaires2/jane.htm |title=New Page 1 |website=www.thequestionnaires.talktalk.net |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001437/http://www.thequestionnaires.talktalk.net/Questionnaires2/jane.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *Sweepy's Lovely Daughter (The) - A recording available on MWM records<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mawson-wareham.com/anthology_player/index.php?mwmcode=mwmcdsp46&track=14|title=Northumbria Anthology Media PLayer|website=Mawson-wareham.com|accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref> sung by Benny Graham<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mawson-wareham.com/artists.php?artid=31|title=MWM Records - North East Music and Comedy|website=Mawson-wareham.com|accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref> * Tally I, O, the grinder - A recording available on MWM records <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mawson-wareham.com/anthology_player/index.php?mwmcode=MWMCDSP46&track=15|title=Northumbria Anthology Media PLayer|website=Mawson-wareham.com|accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref> sung by Ray Stubbs and the Hush<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mawson-wareham.com/artists.php?artid=75&sename=Ray+Stubbs|title=Ray Stubbs - MWM Records - North East Music and Comedy|website=Mawson-wareham.com|accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref>

== See also == *Geordie dialect words

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140503015752/http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=E0500000 FARNE - Folk Archive Resource North East Shields Garlands Number 1]}} *[http://www.indigogroup.co.uk/durhamdialect/ddahistory.html Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group - On dialect] *[http://www.rolyveitch.20m.com/dialect_history.html Geordie dialect] *[https://archive.org/stream/allansillustrat00firgoog/allansillustrat00firgoog_djvu.txt Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=CPsVAAAAYAAJ Descriptive and Historical Account of the Town and County of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by Eneas MacKenzie, published c1827]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stobbs, John}} Category:English male poets Category:English male songwriters Category:People from Newcastle upon Tyne (district) Category:Musicians from Tyne and Wear Category:1800s deaths Category:1800s births Category:Geordie songwriters Category:19th-century English musicians