Byker Hill

"Byker Hill" is a traditional English folk song about coal miners, Roud 3488 [1] that has been performed by many contemporary acts.[2] There are at least three different tunes to which the song is sung.

Byker Hill is in the east end of Newcastle, as is the adjoining district of Walker, also mentioned in the song. "Byker Hill and Walker Shore, Collier lads for ever more"

The earliest versions of this song use the title "Walker Pits" as in the publication Rhymes of Northern Bards (1812) where it is song number 36.[3] It was included in A.L. Lloyd's collection "Come all ye bold miners", still with the earlier title.[4]

  1. ^ "The Mudcat Cafe". Mudcat.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  2. ^ "Song Lyrics with midi - Byker Hill". Traditionalmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  3. ^ Roud, Steve. "Mr". Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Cecil Sharp House. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ Lloyd, A.L. "Mr". Princeton University. Lawrence and Wishart. Retrieved 17 November 2022.