
LANCASHIRE SONGS.
COME WHOAM TO THI CHILDER AN’ ME.
WHAT AILS THEE, MY SON ROBIN?
GOD BLESS THESE POOR FOLK!
COME, MARY, LINK THI ARM I’ MINE.
CHIRRUP.
THE DULE’S I’ THIS BONNET O’ MINE.
TICKLE TIMES.
JAMIE’S FROLIC.
OWD PINDER.
Step into the world of 19th‑century Lancashire with this charming collection of folk songs that still echo in the valleys and mills today. Rendered in the unmistakable local dialect, each piece captures the rhythm of everyday life—whether it’s a mother soothing her children, a laborer returning home with a humble feast, or a community joining in a hearty chorus. The verses blend humor, devotion, and the hard‑won wisdom of a people who faced both scarcity and celebration.
Listeners will hear the cadence of clogs on cobbles, the lilting refrains of “come whoam to thi childer,” and the plaintive pleas for comfort that thread through each melody. These songs serve as both a social record and a window into the values that sustained families—faith, generosity, and a stubborn hope against the grind of industrial change. Whether you are a lover of folk music, a student of dialect, or simply curious about a vanished way of life, the collection offers an intimate, audible portrait of Lancashire’s heart.
Language
en
Duration
~44 minutes (42K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by MWS, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2017-11-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1817–1890
Best known as the "Lancashire Poet," he brought working-class life, local speech, and the landscapes around Rochdale vividly onto the page. His writing has a warm, observant feel that helped make Lancashire dialect literature widely loved.
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