There would be a strong connection between areas connected by industry - the china clay from the South West was moved around the coast anticlockwise then taken inland on the canals.

It is why the 'Floral Dance' and 'Apple Pie' are basically the same tune.

I grew up just a few miles from Sheffield, before the M1 motorway was built.

I learned almost all my songs by hearing them, as I cannot make the dots into a tune, no matter how I try. I understand what the dots represent, and once I know the tune I can follow the dots, but for a couple of sets of words I really wanted to sing I made up my own tunes.

My family have a tendency to sing, or at least be involved with music, but that was the norm, not the exception.