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Thread #100286   Message #2016030
Posted By: Mark Dowding
04-Apr-07 - 08:09 AM
Thread Name: Best Folkies from out of Greater Manchester
Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Greater Manchester
The Manchester Ship canal song that Brian sings is one of the "Manchester Ballads" that Harry Boardman compiled along with Roy Palmer. Apparently it was cheaper to send goods from Manchester by road to Hull and ship them from there than it was to go through Liverpool.

Cheers
Mark