I have never bought any of Damians music before but hearing this first at my brothers house -i liked his arrangements of these irish classics. Excellent singing and playing.
A really interesting story of the Scuttler Gangs of late Victorian Manchester and Salford who battled with each other for other 30 years in the slums of both cities. If people think things are bad to day these Gangs were beating each other senseless for no other reason than they came from different parts of the City. The Authorities really struggled with how to handle this problem as harsher sentences in courts did little to stop it. However with the advent of lads clubs/sporting activities etc, it more or less saw them disappear overnight by 1900. I knew nothing of the Scuttlers until reading the book but if visiting Manchester the Ancoats district of Manchester is being redeveloped and… Read more
