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Thread #170186 Message #4188471
Posted By: GeoffLawes
25-Sep-23 - 05:40 PM
Thread Name: Any September Songs?
Subject: RE: Any September Songs?
3 September, 1787 The Calton weavers' strike of 1787 was the earliest major industrial dispute in Scottish history. Troops fired on demonstrators, killing six.
THE CALTON WEAVER
Various recordings of “The Calton Weaver “ on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Calton+Weaver
The Calton Weaver from Mainly Norfolk https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs/nancywhisky.html
Calton Weavers' Strike from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calton_weavers%27_strike