Documents Links to pdf files which open in a new window in your browser : The Manchester Ship Canal in Verse and Song by Ian Woods Transcribed from The Federation of North West Folk Clubs Newsletters (1978) Narras n’ Flats - Script by Chris Cheetham Script for BBC TV programme ‘Narras and Flats’ broadcast 17 July 1973 in the Ballad of the North West Series. It features the lyrics of songs sung in the broadcast: Roving Navvy, Boatman, Hard Life on the Cut, Coal Bargee, Ship Canal Song, Tommy Note, Manchester Canal and Bargees Lament. Coal Bargees - Article by Chris Cheetham Transcribed from Tamlyn Folk Magazine (June 1975) The "New" Navvies Song Book compiled by "Bungle" From 2003, this book contains 17 songs written by members of the Waterway Recovery Group Towpath Talk Article : High water at Bull’s Bridge - Braunston Preview One of a series of articles by Tim Coghlan about 13th Braunston Historic Narrowboat Rally published in the June 2015 edition of Towpath Talk. This looks at the boats attending, with interesting background information about Leslie Morton who features in some canal songs on this site as well as mentioning song writer David Blagrove. Waterways World Article : Music of the Cut James Francis Fox explores the traditional folk music of the inland waterways in this article which appeared in the November 2022 issue of Waterways World magazine. This 3-page article features information some of which was gleaned from this website.