Oldham Tinkers - A Mon Like Thee

The Oldham Tinkers opening with 'A Mon Like Thee' at The Lowry Theatre in March 2010.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Oldham
• Tinkers
• Lancashire
• folk
• music
• Mon
• Like
• Thee

[roughyed38]

Me Gran lived on the Vinyard when she were a lass 1920/30s,till they went posh and moved to Dirker :) Or should i say Vineyard St and Derker ,its allus Owdham and home to me, still love my home town :)

[joeannachick]

teks me right back to Gloddick - or as the politicians call it, Glodwick.

Malc.

[MorrisManDanceMan]

l that tis so grate tat that tha song tis

[Kittielips]

@ljoshp91

I know what you mean. Apparently, it's the owd Lancashire accent. If someone wanted directions to somewheer or another; they'd ask t' mon o'er theer!

Ta love.

Jennie. x.

[ljoshp91]

@Kittielips Not saying it as a bad thing. I'm from Shropshire and I've not ever known anywhere else to say the dialect 'mon'. And I often go up to Preston to watch PNE play.

I wonder where the word mon comes from. I always thought is because in certain parts of Shropshire that some people pronounce words like Man, Pan etc with Os. But the more I think about it the less I'm convinced. I do like the song though! :)

[Kittielips]

@roughyed38

Actually, there in't nowt wrong with us, is there? Shall I slap t' kettle on again?

LankyLass! x.

[Kittielips]

@midgetmoke01

Try "get stuffed!"

Jennie. x.

[Kittielips]

@roughyed38

Save some coal an' shurrup yer daft sod! It's prenounced has 'Oldhammers' fer your hinfermashion, so go an' join't th'academy wi't rest o't yobs in WhestWhood......

Jennie. x.

[roughyed38]

@Kittielips Aye Lass as gettin Chron ont interweb, ee its reet gradely, now put wood in'th ole! thall be reet,nowt up wi' us Owdhamers! :) x

[Kittielips]

@roughyed38

SCREECH!! I've grown my own gripes on Lemonside, but tha 'as to beat a shirker from Derker!

I'll si'thee in't Chron!!

Jennie. x.

[Kittielips]

I'll see thee all on November the Fourteenth.....

Jennie. x.

[Kittielips]

@roughyed38

My Grandma used ter live in a brewery 'ouse. It wer't King George on Hollins Road, an' it were a reet bonny place

I can tell thi that. It even 'ad a tippler in't back yard. Do you remember donkey stones? I 'ad ter do mi Mam's every Sunday.

Glad ter meet yer.

Jennie. x.