I saw this band on my 19 birthday (21 years ago -where did it go?) - and 'Curly Watts' from 'Coronation Street' sang with 'em.....Those were the days!
The Rebecca Riots were in West wales, a protest against the cost of the toll roads in relation to the depressed state of agriculture between 1839- 1841, this song relates to The Chartist uprising in the Eastern Valleys in 1839 that ended at the Westgate Hotel in Newport, the song checks the so called top towns where iron was king and controlled by the Crawshay's, The Bailey's and the Guest's still recalled in GKN, Guest Keen & Nettlefolds
its recalling the unions stabbing the miners in the back at the time of the industrial revolution.... ironmasters were the rich owners of the forge or blast furnice the miners would worked for , People were financially reliant on the forge for work , hard times ... the ironmasters cut thier pay expecting them to accept it .Rebecca was the name of the riots when they protested ... hence the people were joining Rebecca ... great song and great band :)
@jaford2 I am not totally certain about this, need a history lesson or 2, but I think it refers to the days when miners and there ilk were basically the assets of the Pit or whatever 'Ironmaster' was using them for digging canals (navvies), anyway I think the Welsh miners were not going to take the terrible conditions and wages anymore, b ut it was illegal to meet as a union, for some strange reason it was ok if the miners dressed as women and went to have meetings and the password was Rebecca
@B0rnles13 Oh...Well, I'm learning every day! One thing I like about TMTCH is that, like class folk acts, they have experience a genuine link to their history and communicate that imaginatively to their listeners... c.f. The Colours, Rain Steam & Speed, Company Town etc
I saw this band on my 19 birthday (21 years ago -where did it go?) - and 'Curly Watts' from 'Coronation Street' sang with 'em.....Those were the days!
bbpom 1 week ago
nice duet between a skake n a scummer get over it
al4nlo 2 weeks ago
David Moody brought me, not bad, definitely a unique sound in comparison to my normal music tastes :P
ByeTrashx 1 month ago
Yeah, Merched Becca is nothing to do with the ironworkers.
TMTCH referencing 'her' in this song does a massive disservice to an otherwise excellent song.
keenor14 1 month ago
The Rebecca Riots were in West wales, a protest against the cost of the toll roads in relation to the depressed state of agriculture between 1839- 1841, this song relates to The Chartist uprising in the Eastern Valleys in 1839 that ended at the Westgate Hotel in Newport, the song checks the so called top towns where iron was king and controlled by the Crawshay's, The Bailey's and the Guest's still recalled in GKN, Guest Keen & Nettlefolds
annasadbuthappy 1 month ago
its recalling the unions stabbing the miners in the back at the time of the industrial revolution.... ironmasters were the rich owners of the forge or blast furnice the miners would worked for , People were financially reliant on the forge for work , hard times ... the ironmasters cut thier pay expecting them to accept it .Rebecca was the name of the riots when they protested ... hence the people were joining Rebecca ... great song and great band :)
labambiboo 1 month ago
brilliant song , cheers for upping hard to find these days :)
labambiboo 1 month ago
So that's what the Rebecca reference was about - I never realised...
jaford2 2 months ago
@jaford2 I am not totally certain about this, need a history lesson or 2, but I think it refers to the days when miners and there ilk were basically the assets of the Pit or whatever 'Ironmaster' was using them for digging canals (navvies), anyway I think the Welsh miners were not going to take the terrible conditions and wages anymore, b ut it was illegal to meet as a union, for some strange reason it was ok if the miners dressed as women and went to have meetings and the password was Rebecca
B0rnles13 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The Men They Couldn't Hang
@B0rnles13 Oh...Well, I'm learning every day! One thing I like about TMTCH is that, like class folk acts, they have experience a genuine link to their history and communicate that imaginatively to their listeners... c.f. The Colours, Rain Steam & Speed, Company Town etc
jaford2 1 month ago
i seen them in aberdeen 15 years ago and they were brilliant
TheAmig2000 2 months ago
this is as good as you can get - brilliant band
b1llyblue1 5 months ago
Nice one mate !
scodee 5 months ago
love this band thanx for a fantastic video
vinnieredutd 6 months ago