Global InformationThe Cullercoats Fish Lass information
| "The Cullercoats Fish Lass" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | English (Geordie) |
| Written | 1862 |
| Published | 1862 |
| Composer(s) | Unknown |
| Lyricist(s) | Edward Corvan |
"The Cullercoats Fish Lass" is a folk song, written by Edward Corvan, originally printed as a broadside in 1862 and collated in Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings in 1891.[1]
Fish Lass is a Geordie term for a fishwife. The Cullercoats Fish Lass was a term for a fishwife from Cullercoats, a small fishing village near the mouth of the Tyne. The Cullercoats Fish Lass was popular with locals and tourists alike.
Jean F Terry wrote, in 1913, "The Cullercoats fishwife, with her cheerful weather-bronzed face, her short jacket and ample skirts of blue flannel, and her heavily laden "creel" of fish is not only appreciated by the brotherhood of brush and pencil, but is one of the notable sights of the district".[2]
- ^ "Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings". Newcastle-upon-Tyne, T. & G. Allan. 1891.
- ^ "Northumberland Yesterday and Today".