Dirty Old Town

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About Dirty Old Town

"Dirty Old Town" is a song written in 1949 by English folk singer, songwriter and activitist Ewan MacColl. It is about Salford, Lancashire, the city where MacColl was born and brought up. The song was made popular by The Dubliners and has been recorded by many others, including Rod Stewart (on his 1969 album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down) and The Pogues (on their 1985 second album, Rum, Sodomy and the Lash). .

From the album: Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (28 Treasured Tracks from the Topic Catalogue)

Both Sides the Tweed by Dick Gaughan ,
Canadee - I - O by Nic Jones ,
Angi by Davy Graham ,
The Sweet Primroses by Shirley Collins , Dolly Collins ,
Never Any Good by Martin Simpson ,
Wasps in the Woodpile by Andrew Cronshaw ,
The Time Has Come - Live 2008 by Pentangle ,
Blackwater Side by Anne Briggs ,
Scarborough Fair by Martin Carthy , Dave Swarbrick ,
Worcester City by Eliza Carthy ,
Dirty Old Town by Ewan MacColl ,
Pace-egging Song by The Watersons ,
Hedger and Ditcher by June Tabor , Maddy Prior ,
Unity (Raise Your Banners High) by John Tams ,
Love Will Tear Us Apart by June Tabor , Oysterband ,
The Handweaver and the Factory Maid by Brass Monkey , John Kirkpatrick , Martin Carthy ,
Ships of Shame by Steve Ashley ,
The Land of Three Rivers by Vin Garbutt ,
Dust by Johnny Handle ,
Tamlyn by Mike Waterson ,
Two-fisted Heroes by Bill Caddick ,
The Ideal Schottische by The Cheviot Ranters ,
Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk by Cilla Fisher , Artie Trezise ,
Man in the Moon by The Full English ,
Talking Dust Bowl Blues by Ramblin' Jack Elliott ,
Barleycorn by Tim Van Eyken ,
When I Die by Peter Bellamy ,
Scan's Polkas by Oak ,