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Thread #137101   Message #3462681
Posted By: Musket
07-Jan-13 - 12:05 PM
Thread Name: Fleetwood & Fishing: Songs of the Trawling Trade
Subject: RE: Fleetwood & Fishing: Songs of the Trawling Trade
I'm rather fascinated by this thread.

Just across the Wyre is Knott End and about 12 years ago, I had a girlfriend who lived there and through her I was asked to appear at a charity concert at Knott End WMC. I was asked for a few folk songs as paert of my act (mostly comedy for a mixed audience) and I did MacColl's "North Sea Holes." A local singer lamented in the bar that there didn't seem to be any Fleetwood based songs around to learn! Considering he was a regular in The Bourne Arms, about 300 yds from Fleetwood docks....