Books and Booklets published 1973 -2022. Most of these books can be purchased at online sites or from the author. My Amazon site is also informative!
The Unoriginal Folksinger, Private, Sunderland, 1973 – songs written by the author/composer 1967-73
Just One Man (with Jim Moreland), Durham, Durham EFDSS, 1980 – songs on experiences in coal mining in County Durham c1950-1975
Cumbrian Songs and Ballads, Dalesman, Clapham via Lancaster, 1983 – a collection of traditional and composed ballads from the old county of Cumberland
Corvan – A Victorian entertainer and his songs, Kemble Press, Oxford 1983 – account of the life and work of the north east’s first music hall singer/songwriter with researched songs
Enthusiastic and Young – the centenary history of Sunderland Bowling Club 1889 -1989, Sunderland Cricket and Rugby Club, Sunderland, 1989 – self-explanatory
Where are the fields? Thirty five years of the songs of Keith Gregson, the Bunker, Sunderland, 2002 – songs composed since 1967 with music and cd
A Great Day for England-How an England side became Olympic cricket champions and retain the title to this very day, private, Cheshire, 2004.
The Kid’s Joke Book, Silverdale, Woodford Green,2006 – jokes collected from schoolchildren
Nelson’s Navy 1793-1815, Federation of Family History Societies, Bury, 2006 – how to find out about ancestors in the navy in Nelson’s time
Tracing Your Northern Ancestors; A guide to the North East and Cumbria for the Family Historian, Pen and Sword, Bury, 2007 -self-explanatory
Singing Histories, Sunderland, Sing London, 2008- songs traditional and composed including some by the author
The Bluffer’s Guide to the Olympics, Oval, London, 2008 – one in the million selling series of amusing and informative books
Children’s History of Sunderland, Hometown World,
Bath, 2011 -self-explanatory
One Among Many- the story of Sunderland Rugby Football Club (1873) in its historical context, MX Publishing, London, 2011 – self-explanatory
A Viking in the Family and other family tree tales, The History Press, Cheltenham, 2011 – a collection of tales from family historians and helpful hints on researching family history
The Taing of Houss and other tunes composed in the traditional style, the Bunker, Sunderland, 2012 – tunes with music and cd
Sporting Ancestors -Tracing your family’s athletic past, The History Press, Cheltenham, 2012
Children’s History of Northumberland, Hometown World, Cheltenham, 2012
Australia in Sunderland – the Making of a test match, MX publishing, London, 2013 – Background to Durham County’s first ashes cricket test
A Tommy in the Family – First World War Family History and Research Tips, The History Press, Cheltenham, 2014 -self explanatory
Can you do nothing to mend my broken heart? The Ashbrooke Boys – A sports club at war 1914-18, online 2018
From Shetland to Keel Square – A study of British maritime and island life during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries – online 2019
The Magnificent Marshall – The Story of Lion, Barbarian and England International Rugby Half Back Howard Marshall – S & N Genealogy Online 2021 ISBN: 9781911166054
‘Recently Formed Mainly From Among Yourselves’ – Sunderland RFC’s First Season 1873/4 – Sunderland RFC 2023
Olympic Cricket – The Story So Far or How an English side became Olympic Cricket Champions and retains that title to this very day – ( with foreword by Andy Anson C.E.O. of the British Olympic Association) – Max Books 2024