Quick Review. I went to see this show at a packed Bury Met last night. It was very good indeed. 9 well known folkies, plus Matthew Crampton as narrator and scriptwriter. Original songs from the original Transports ballad opera by Peter Bellamy. New arrangements by Paul Sartin. The other folkies, who all played a part in the drama were The Young ‘Uns, Saul Rose, Benji Kirkpatrick, Nancy Kerr, Greg Russell and Rachael McShane. The latter, ex-Bellowhead cellist played the female lead and surprised the house by having an excellent singing voice. Who knew? Someone who presumably knew is her former bandleader Jon Boden who was present along with Fay Hield. The show was a clever mix of original story, some localised history from that period, and local modern history of refugees. It was made more pertinent by getting home to discover all the stuff going on at JFK. It was a minimal stage setting, with crates, stools and a few planks. The second half started off with a full cast version of Dark Water Carry Me which, although unannounced, I know to be a fairly recent Young ‘Uns composition as I saw them introduce and perform it at Costa Del » Continue Reading.