Talk:Houghton Weavers

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Death of Tony Berry[edit]

Lead singer and original member Tony Berry died in June 2019.^[1] 79.65.214.237 (talk) 18:06, 18 June 2019 (UTC)Ian Hampson79.65.214.237 (talk) 18:06, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://www.lep.co.uk/whats-on/houghton-weavers-lead-singer-tony-berry-dies-1-9823633

Move?[edit]

Should this be moved to "The Houghton Weavers"? They appear to use the "The" as part of their name. —Centrx→talk • 19:54, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Original Houghton Weavers[edit]

So can anyone tell me the difference? There's a batch of CDs with seemingly the same tracklist under both names. In Spotify there's some subtle differences in both tracks. All a bit confusing. Can't find out what the situation is.

Bods (talk) 15:30, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sit Thi Deawn[edit]

The BFI page for this tv programme gives the production company as "BBC North West" - possibly only broadcast in that region? BBC Genome's radio times archive from july 1st 1983 lists it as a regional variation for the North West, broadcast at 22:15 plus the description "NORTH WEST Sit Thi Deawn Norman, Tony, David and Dennis - the Houghton Weavers, invite you to join them while they sing songs and tell tales that reflect the hopes and fears of life and times in the North West." 80.47.45.75 (talk) 04:34, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BBC Radio 2 series[edit]

going by Radio Times listings archived on the BBC's website via BBC Genome this was broadcast between 1985 & 1992 + from 1989 most episodes had special guest stars. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=first&filt=is_radio&q=+the+Houghton+Weavers#top 80.47.45.75 (talk) 04:42, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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