Wonderful night with some of the finest songs and poems from the North East showcased by The Pitmen Poets. The North East has the longest tradition of songs and poems that goes back to the time of Cuthbert. Tonight’s show as the band’s name suggests focused on the mining and the social history from the 1750’s to present day. A highlight for me was Stannla Market, featuring the town where I grew up and lived for the first 34 years of my life. It was great that the crowd were up for singing (and rowing), let’s face it, scousers were never going to let the band down. The only sad thing is that it was the band’s farewell tour and without the Pitmen Poets, the tradition of passing on these songs on and keeping the spirit of the mining villages of County Durham and Northumberland alive weakens at a time when it is more important than ever. Thank you Pitmen Poets - I wish you a long and happy retirement ❤️🎼😎