Trevor,
       Perhaps the're thinking of a sond I wrote about Wigan painter Theadoe Major,sadly now passed away. I recorded it on Whitby Bells and it's called Mr Major hence the possible confusion about "Mr Lowry". Ironically it was confused with "Matchstick Men" at the time but is nothing like that song.You can still buy a copy under rare Vinyls.I am still singing part time and have just played at the Priddy Folk Festival and West Somerset Folk Festival at Minehead in the evening,

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