Houghton Weavers
The Houghton Weavers are an English folk music band formed in 1975 in Bolton, England. The current four band members are David Littler (founder), Jeff Hill (acoustic, electric and bass guitar), Steve Millington (bass guitar and keyboard) and Tony Berry (lead vocalist). Norman Prince left the band in 1980.
They sing mainly English folk music and demonstrate an eclectic range of song subjects including "The Blackleg Miner", "The Lancashire Fusilier" and "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" (a biographical song about the painter L. S. Lowry).
They are best known for their BBC T.V. show "Sit Thi Deawn" (a Lancashire colloquial corruption of "Sit You Down"; referring to the supposed hospitality of Lancashire people). The series ran for six series or seven years and was a mixture of easy listening music and comedy for a local audience[1].
Notable Quotes
“Bolton’s Culture brings together these world wide diversities into a microcosm. The aim of the Town should be to bring these various differences together to promote understanding and harmony which will in turn give the future Town its own unique culture! The Houghton Weavers will continue to promote the musical culture of this area world wide”. - The Houghton Weavers[2]
"With 'folk' you either think of something like the Houghton Weavers, or proper folk. - Andy Kershaw[3]
Selected discography
- Sit Thi Deawn, 1978
- The Best Of Houghton Weavers, 1995
- The Houghton Weavers In Concert, 1998
- 30th anniversery collection, 2004
- Howfen Wakes (Remastered), 2005
- Gone Are The Days (Remastered), 2005
- Sit Thi Deawn (Remastered), 2005
- Made In Howfen (DVD), 2005