The Young’Uns at Roseberry Topping
Folk on Foot
Matthew Bannister
4.8 • 526 Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Nearly eight years after they first appeared on Folk on Foot, that irrepressible trio The Young’Uns are back – with Sean Cooney, David Eagle and Michael Hughes performing songs new and old as we climb the Teesside landmark Roseberry Topping. The conversation ranges from learning to laughs – especially given David’s impeccable comic timing. We discuss the challenges of writing songs about living people, hear about the music inspired by the industrial transformation of the area and find out how David used an accordion to contact his Dad in the early hours of the morning. Join us for an uplifting day out.
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| 1:14.2 | Folk on foot has now been going since 2018 and we've got more than 80 episodes. |
| 1:18.7 | We've been all over the UK, all over Ireland, |
| 1:22.7 | but still the very first episode sticks in my mind. |
| 1:26.3 | A trip to the Hartlepool |
| 1:27.5 | Headland with those irrepressible songsters, the youngans. And I thought |
| 1:32.4 | as they celebrate 20 years in music, we should have them back on folk on foot. So |
| 1:37.9 | that's what we're doing today here at Roseberry Topping. |
| 2:01.6 | Music at roseberry topping. I'm Oh I do |
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