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Speaking of disgusting food, look no further than that eaten in the field by the army of the 1960s. Those of a certain age will remember Composite Rations, or Compo, as it was called by its victims. Compo had a number of horrors, probably the worst was Mutton Scotch Style, or "Mutton Jock" as it...

I couldn't agree more. The 30s were a time of depression and the music was obviously trying to lift people's spirits. Radio 2, on saturday night, Lisa Tarbuck usually plays a few toe - tapping examples. Certainly cheers me up !

This thread's going well, isn't it ? "Morning", from the Peer Gynt suite, (Greig). You can "hear" the sun coming up, birds singing. Makes my hair stand on end.

I'm very sorry, he's from Barcelona !

No Latin at Wheelers Lane, they devoted their energies to making us talk without a Brummie accent. An exercise in futility if I ever saw one.

I only picked this programme up this week but have taken a liking to it. It's nice to see an interesting show, when afternoon TV is usually so dire.

Thanks for the Norman St shot, oldMohawk. Looks like the bin men had just left !

I'm with you on Eva Cassidy, I've got her "Songbird" CD. It's so sad that she recorded it knowing that she was dying of cancer. On a lighter note, and a Brummy connection - "Nights in White Satin" by the moody Blues. Love it.

My father was born in Norman St., just down the road from Aberdeen St. We used to visit my gran on a sunday, she lived in a back - to - back house. I remember a tiny living room with a scullery, outside toilets and a communal "blue house" with a terrifying mangle and a boiler. I went to look at...

When I worked in No 6 Grocery, B'ham CoOp, we had a butchery branch, next door. Every so often I would be sent there to help out. Mad buggers, they had a language called butcher's backslang and they would pass comment on their customers. Basically, words were spelt backwards, so "girl", for...

I hope this hasn't been mentioned before. I have an early memory of standing in a crowd, outside the Council House. I was only small.The crowd was chanting "We want the Princess". To huge cheers, two beautiful women appeared on a balcony. This would've been 1940s.

Thank you M'am. I am genuflecting before you, (and alarming the neighbour's cat).

I cheated and looked on wicki. He was born '41 in New Malden, right enough, then his family moved to Yorkshire. In the late 40s they moved to B'ham and Swarbrick was educated there.

I included "Pomp & Circumstance" when I posted #104 Phil, there's no way I could not put "Land of Hope and Glory" on my list ! Our local garden centre plays music over its PA system. Last time I was there, Joan Baez, singing "Diamonds and Rust" came on. It stopped me in my tracks. God what a voice !

What a terrible thing for kids to have witnessed the murder. I think hanging was abolished by then too.

Ah, Sandy Denny of Fairport Convention. I like her singing "Crazy Man Michael" on their album Liege and Lief. (Would i be right in thinking Dave Swarbrick has Brummy connections ?).

Thanks, great voices.

Yes we are spoilt for choice ! The version I like is a bit earlier than most, the singers are Jussi Bjorling and Robert Merrill. Sort of sets the standard for me.

Phil Istine, didn't he work on the track at the Austin ?

I'm given to understand that in the Wild West, the casualty rate for horse thieves was quite high !