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    George "Geordie" Ridley (1835–1864) was a Tyneside concert hall songwriter and performer in the middle of the 19th century. His most famous song is "Blaydon...
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  • Thomas Allan (publisher) (category Geordie songwriters)
    very small and covered mainly songs of Edward "Ned" Corvan and George "Geordie" Ridley. Over the years he developed the book, adding to it, until eventually...
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  • "Blaydon Races" (Roud #3511) is a Geordie folk song of 1862, with lyrics by George Ridley written in a style deriving from music hall. It celebrates the...
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  • song is "Keep yor feet still Geordie hinny". He was a contemporary of George "Geordie" Ridley. He wrote and sang in the Geordie dialect of Newcastle upon...
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  • "Cushie Butterfield" is a famous Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by Geordie Ridley, in the style of the music hall popular in the day. It...
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    Edward Corvan (category Geordie songwriters)
    Tyneside concert hall songwriter and performer, and a contemporary of George "Geordie" Ridley. His songs were printed in a modified English orthography designed...
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  • Joseph Philip Robson (category Geordie songwriters)
    going up in flames. He was a contemporary of other Geordie songwriters like George "Geordie" Ridley and Joe Wilson. Joseph Philip Robson was born 24 September...
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  • entrepreneur and ship owner George "Geordie" Ridley (1835–1864), English concert hall song writer and performer Geordie Stewart (born 1989), British...
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  • names of/characters played by George "Geordie" Ridley Purvis, William – see William Purvis (Blind Willie) Ridley, George The Bobby Cure and Johnny Luik...
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  • John Higgins (Newcastle town crier) (category Geordie songwriters)
    Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings. Geordie dialect words George "Geordie" Ridley "Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings"...
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