A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF OUR HISTORY AND CULTURE
The Northumbria Anthology is building up a continuously expanding collection of songs and poems from the North East of England. The region covered stretches from North Yorkshire to the Scottish Border.
BIG RIVER BIG SONGS
Featuring Sting, Jimmy Nail, Mark Knopfler, Joe McElderry, Jill Halfpenny, Lindisfarne and many more...
Over a decade ago, we engaged Tyneside musician Johnny Handle (High Level Ranters) as a researcher for the Project, which was supported by a Heritage Lottery grant. He was asked to compile an extensive amount of vernacular material, mainly from the 19th and early 20th Centuries. From his initial base of over 3000 titles collected, we’ve recorded almost 500 songs in a variety of musical styles. These range from the orchestral arrangements of David Haslam (Northern Sinfonia) to music hall, folk and rock.
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