This morning I listened to Harry Boardman's "A Lancashire Mon" and really enjoyed it. I've never really tapped into this region's music...not because I'm a Yorkshireman, but because it seems that many folk artists from over the Pennines seem to be semi-comic in their output. If you check out the Oldham Tinkers or Gary & Vera Aspey's stuff there's a lot of jokey songs that can grow quite tiresome after a few listens

I'm sure there are plenty of fine traditional performers from the North West...can anyone suggest some further listening? Thanks