Category: The Accrington Herald Archives
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD NEW ACCRINGTON MUSICAL SONG REMEMBERS THE MEN WHO WERE BUILT LIKE THE TOWNS AROUND THEM
STONE FATHERS A powerful new song from Mind The Trams looks at Lancashire fathers, working lives and the emotions rarely spoken aloud They built walls from it. Houses. Mills. Chapels. Schools. Entire Lancashire towns rose from stone pulled from the ground beneath them. And sometimes, it seemed, the men were made from much the same…
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD ACCRINGTON MUSICAL TURNS TO FATHERS, MEMORY AND THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY
MY FATHER’S SONG A deeply personal new number from Mind The Trams asks what remains of a father when only memories are left There are some conversations between fathers and sons that never quite happen. Not because there is nothing to say. Quite the opposite. Perhaps there is simply too much. “My Father’s Song,” from…
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A FINAL SUMMER JOURNEY INSPIRES NEW SONG FROM LANCASHIRE MUSICAL
LAST TRAM BEFORE SEPTEMBER THE ACCRINGTON HERALD A FINAL SUMMER JOURNEY INSPIRES NEW SONG FROM LANCASHIRE MUSICAL LAST TRAM BEFORE SEPTEMBER One ordinary journey through Oswaldtwistle becomes a farewell to the summer of 1939 Nobody thought to remember which tram it was. There was no reason to. It rattled along the familiar rails through Oswaldtwistle,…
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NEW ACCRINGTON MUSICAL SONG REMEMBERS THE LANCASHIRE THAT EXISTED BEFORE EVERYTHING CHANGED
BEFORE THE MUSIC TURNED Robert’s reflective new song looks back upon love, friendship and the ordinary moments nobody knew they were about to lose There must always be a last ordinary day. A final morning when the bakery opens as usual. A last tram journey taken without thinking about it. A final evening when young…
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NEW SONG PUTS A SPRING IN THE STEP OF ACCRINGTON MUSICAL
“I’VE ALWAYS ADMIRED A WOMAN IN SENSIBLE SHOES” A playful new number finds romance in the most practical corner of the wardrobe There are love songs about beautiful eyes, moonlit evenings and stolen kisses. Gabriel Undici’s latest song from the world of Mind The Trams takes a rather more Lancashire approach. It starts with a…
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD. ‘PHILOMENA’ BRINGS A DARKER VOICE TO NEW ACCRINGTON MUSICAL
Friday, 2nd August, 1939 ‘PHILOMENA’ BRINGS A DARKER VOICE TO NEW ACCRINGTON MUSICAL A formidable new character steps from the shadows as Mind The Trams moves towards the stage Until now, much of the music emerging from Mind The Trams has belonged to bakery counters, ballroom floors, friendships, courtship and the everyday humour of Lancashire…
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD. ‘FOR DORIS’ — A QUIET SONG FOR THE GIRL BEHIND THE BAKERY COUNTER
Friday, 26th July, 1939 ‘FOR DORIS’ — A QUIET SONG FOR THE GIRL BEHIND THE BAKERY COUNTER Gabriel’s tender tribute reminds us that the most ordinary lives can leave the most extraordinary memories There are people who pass through life without ever knowing how deeply they have touched those around them. Doris Whittaker may be…
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD. ‘OVER THE FENCE’ CELEBRATES OSWALDTWISTLE’S FASTEST FORM OF COMMUNICATION
Friday, 19th July, 1939 ‘OVER THE FENCE’ CELEBRATES OSWALDTWISTLE’S FASTEST FORM OF COMMUNICATION Ada and Mo’s lively new song proves that in Lancashire, good news travels fast — and gossip travels considerably faster Before wireless sets found their way into every home, there was another remarkably efficient method of keeping abreast of local affairs. The…
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD. ‘A COUPLE OF YOUR VERY BEST’ SERVES UP A GENEROUS HELPING OF LANCASHIRE HUMOUR
Friday, 12th July, 1939 ‘A COUPLE OF YOUR VERY BEST’ SERVES UP A GENEROUS HELPING OF LANCASHIRE HUMOUR Jerry’s cheerful new song proves that sometimes the most important decision of the day is which pie to choose There are men who enter a bakery knowing precisely what they want. Jerry is not one of them.…
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‘ALWAYS YOUR BOY’ REVEALS THE LOVE BEHIND MRS LOCKWOOD’S FIERCEST GOODBYES
THE ACCRINGTON HERALD Friday, 5th July, 1939 ‘ALWAYS YOUR BOY’ REVEALS THE LOVE BEHIND MRS LOCKWOOD’S FIERCEST GOODBYES Eddy’s tender new song reminds us that growing away from home does not mean leaving love behind There comes a time in every mother’s life when the little boy whose hand she once held begins walking towards…