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A Song for Geordie

BBC Radio 2
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A seven-part series in which
Jez Lowe looks at the 200-year-old tradition of songwriting from the North East of England. 2:Geordie the Worker
Much of the region's music comes from its industries.
Lowe hears from singers
Johnny Handle , Ed Pickford and Benny Graham and plays songs by the "pitman's poet" Tommy Armstrong , Johnny Handle , Alex Glasgow , Ed Pickford and Sting.

Contributors

Singers:
Johnny Handle
Singers:
Ed Pickford
Singers:
Benny Graham
Unknown:
Tommy Armstrong
Unknown:
Johnny Handle
Unknown:
Alex Glasgow
Unknown:
Ed Pickford
Source: Radio Times

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