Chris Wood in Faversham
Folk on Foot
Matthew Bannister
4.8 • 526 Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2020
⏱️ 58 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I know, I know. |
| 0:07.0 | That one with the arch. |
| 0:09.0 | That was the alley that went up. |
| 0:12.0 | Little bay south facing bay window. |
| 0:15.0 | Used to sit in there. |
| 0:18.0 | Enjoy the winter sun. |
| 0:20.0 | And now the sun doesn't shine on that house. |
| 0:24.6 | Because this is wood there. |
| 0:29.6 | It's a blustery overcast but mercifully dry January day |
| 0:34.6 | and we've come to the historic town of Favisham in Kent. |
| 0:38.4 | It's home to Britain's oldest brewery, Shepherd Neem, which traces its roots back to the 1500s, |
| 0:44.4 | and to the ore gunpowder works which provided the explosives that powered the Industrial Revolution. |
| 0:49.7 | Music I suspect there might be a few detonations in today's episode |
| 1:05.3 | as we meet the award-winning singer, songwriting guitarist and fiddle player Chris Wood. |
| 1:11.1 | Chris has lived in Kent all his life and writes songs which put a spotlight on the minutiae of ordinary lives, |
| 1:17.3 | often in a very poetic and moving way. |
| 1:20.0 | But since the Brexit referendum and the Tory victory in the 2019 election, |
| 1:24.5 | Chris has been in a challenging and questioning mood. |
| 1:28.0 | Let's find out why. |
| 1:49.0 | This is where. This is where I used to live for about 37 years, number 40. Is that the one there, the terraced house, with the alleyway down the side? |
| 1:52.0 | Great big white van parked out the front. |
| 1:55.0 | On the pavement, I've got so many photographs. |
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