Narrow Boats - Desmond Briscoe torrent

Category: Documentary, Education, History
Language: English
Keywords: canals English History folk History narrowboats

Written by Desmond Briscoe
Read by Desmond Briscoe
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

This record contains the recorded recollections of narrowboaters from the time when they were still carrying cargoes. A few songs and song snippets are interspersed and though they are not listed on the record sleeve they are believed to be those listed below. The album was arranged and produced by Desmond Briscoe with most of the music being sung and played by David Blagrove. The record was released to tie in with a BBC documentary ‘The Narrow Boat Men’

David Blagrove has provided the following additonal information : Much of the original ‘Narrow Boat’ recording was done in our sitting room at home by the late Desmond Briscoe, who in those days was both head of BBC Radio Enterprises and the Chairman of the London & Home Counties Branch of the Inland Waterways Association. The Bolinder sounds came from NB ‘William’ (ex GUCCC Royalty Class) tied up outside our window.

Hard Working Boater - David Blagrove
Working Boatman’s Way - David Blagrove
Poor Old Horse
Single Bolinder
Keep Yer ‘Ands Off
Willow Wren Bride
Boatman Cut Down in his Prime