Northern Constitution
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Alpha Media Group Ltd. |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Headquarters | 23 Main Street, Limavady BT49 0EP United Kingdom |
| Website | northernconstitution |
TheNorthern Constitutionis a weekly newspaper inColeraine,Northern Ireland.[1]It was founded in 1875 under the titleColeraine Constitution and Northern Counties Advertiser,and was renamed to its current title in 1908.[2]
It is notable for featuring a weekly column entitledSongs of the People,from 17 November 1923 until 9 December 1939, which had been sponsored by the paper's assistant editor at the time, Bob Bacon, who became its editor from 1927 until 1952.[3]: 6, 10 Bacon had seen the value of publishing a regular series on folk songs after witnessing the enthusiastic efforts ofSam Henry,who became the newspaper's Song Editor from the column's inception until 28 July 1928 and again—after a long illness—from 22 October 1932 until the end of the series, on 9 December 1939.[4]: xxx During his tenure, Henry published just under 690 songs of high quality.[4]: xxviii
References[edit]
- ^"About".northernconstitution.co.uk.Northern Constitution. 2016.Retrieved22 December2016.
- ^"Coleraine Constitution and Northern Counties Advertiser".nli.ie.National Library of Ireland. 2000.Retrieved7 January2017.
- ^Moulden, John, ed. (1979).Songs of the People: Selections from the Sam Henry collection, Part 1.Belfast: Blackstaff Press.ISBN0-85640-132-3.
- ^abHuntington, Gale; Herrmann, Lani; Moulden, John, eds. (1990).Sam Henry's Songs of the People.Athens, GA and London: The University of Georgia Press.ISBN0-8203-1258-4.
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