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The Albion Band & Bridgewater Brass Ensemble - Tales From The Towpath BBC Radio 2 1999

Track listing:
  1. Intro 0:13
  2. 36 Miles Away From The Sea 1:26
  3. Narrative 1:14
  4. Tales Of The Towpath 1:47
  5. Narrative 4:34
  6. We Can't Get The Wares Away 2:16
  7. Narrative 20:03
  8. Your Loving Son Dan 4:30
  9. Narrative 1:40
  10. When The Floods Came In 2:20
  11. Narrative 0:51
  12. 36 Miles Away From The Sea (Cont'd) 1:26
  13. Narrative 3:47
  14. 36 Miles Away From The Sea (Cont'd) 1:26
  15. Narrative/The Opening! 3:47
  16. A Modern Marvel 6:14
  17. Credits 1:04

Notes

Albion Band members with actors and Bridgewater Brass Ensemble in Tales From the Towpath - the story of the building of the Manchester Ship Canal in England - BBC Radio 2 1999

FM Tuner/Sony MZ-R90

There is some information here about the building of this project at a time when health and safety was not considered!
http://www.jim-shead.com/waterways/History17.html


The Albion Band

Ashley Hutchings bass/vocals
Chris While guitar/vocals
Julie Matthews keyboards/vocals
Joe Broughton fiddle

Brass by the Bridgewater Brass Ensemble

Narration by Mike Harding

Actors

Mike Lucas
Yashty McLachlin
Joanne McGowan
Richard Poval
Edmund Harcourt