A collection of songs all of which have Shropshire connections, many local to the Ironbridge Gorge area.
A Shropshire Connection.
Tracks:
1. The Severn Waterman. A true tale about John Lloyd, a barge skipper on The River Severn, who lived in Jackfield in the 1800's.
2. Two Hills. This song relates how, according to folklore, local landmarks The Wrekin and The Ercall were formed.
3. Coracle Men. The Rogers family of Ironbridge: Coracles, poaching and mischief.
4. The Coalport Dodger. The steam train that ran from Coalport to Wellington.
5. Mad Jack. The tale of Mad Jack Mytton from Halston Hall near Oswestry.
6. The Blessing. This was inspired by my grandmother who delivered milk around the Lightmoor area in the early 1900's.
7. The Nine Men of Madeley. A pit disaster at Brick Kiln Leasows Pit, Madeley that claimed nine lives in September 1864. The youngest 'man' was just twelve years old.
8. Carpenter's Row. Several rows of houses were built by the Darbys for their workers in the early nineteenth century.
9. The Chimneys of Plaish Hall. The story of elegant Tudor chimneys at Plaish Hall in Cardington and the gruesome tale behind them.
10. Pink Giants. The iconic cooling towers of the Ironbridge 'B' power station. The power station and cooling towers have since been decommissioned and demolished.
11. A Game of Cards. A man dropped dead in The Boat Inn, Jackfield when he discovered the stranger he had been playing cards with was, in fact, the devil.
12. Hide and Seek. The sad story of two children lost to flood in Bridgnorth in the 1600's.
13. Nellie in the Churchyard. An amusing folk tale from Wem.
14. Ippikin. A robber knight who lived on Wenlock Edge.
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