Harry Nelson (singer)

Harry Nelson (1804-????) was a Newcastle upon Tyne concert hall singer and comedian of the late 19th/early 20th century.
He is credited with writing “Hi, canny man hoy a ha'penny oot”

Works

Harry Nelson made a few recordings right at the end of his career, which included “Hi, canny man” and “Our Jemmie” (or “Oh, hey ye seen wor Jimmie”), both of which songs are still popular in Tyneside folk clubs
Both these songs survived and are available on the CD “Various Artists - Wor Nanny's A Mazer: Early Recordings Of Artists From The North East 1904-1933” (on Phonograph, PHCD2K1)

The full list of tracks on this CD are as follows :-

order	title	-	1	Wor Nanny's A Mazer	-	2	Blaydon Races	-	3	Alpine Echoes	-	4	Geordie Haad The Bairn	-	5	Cushy Butterfield	-	6	Hi, canny man	-	7	The Neibors Doon Belaa	-	8	Tyneside Policeman	-	9	The Cliffs Of Old Tynemouth	-	10	Our Jemmie (with patter)	-	11	Johnson and High Level Hornpipe	-	12	Keep Your Feet Still Geordie Hinny	-	13	Last Night	-	14	Adam Buckam O!, Wrap Up	-	15	Whistling Geordie	-	16	The Keel Row	-	17	Hexham Races (Northumbrian Smallpipes)	-	18	Albert Before The Means Test Committee Parts 1 & 2	} ==Recordings== Harry Nelson – sings “Hi, Canny Man” and “Our Jimmie” on the CD - [1] See also Geordie dialect words References External links Sources for Newcastle Music