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Countrystride #23: West Coast Christmas - Voices from the past
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2019
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Podcast episode
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…in which we walk the sandstone cliffs from St Bees to Whitehaven with author and historian Alan Cleaver. As we stroll, above a millpond-still Irish Sea, we learn about the coast's Mummers' tradition and the ghost ship Mary Jane; we hear bygone memories of snowy winters and diary entries from a Regency-era farm; we discuss the smuggling origins of rum butter; and we sign off with a yuletide letter from the Western Front.
Alan’s award-winning book, The Corpse Roads of Cumbria, is available from all good bookshops.
You can find Alan on Twitter at @thelonningsguy
Alan’s award-winning book, The Corpse Roads of Cumbria, is available from all good bookshops.
You can find Alan on Twitter at @thelonningsguy
Released:
Dec 13, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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