Wolverhampton: Long Ago and Far Away.

Jerome Kern 1885 -1945 wrote popular music for stage and screen. Most notably for 'Show Boat'. From the 'Cover Girl' - 'Long Ago and Far Away' appropriately plays on this 'Midland Memories' video.
The video includes a mix of images depicting various stages of Wolverhampton's history, from the earliest Saxon settlement almost to the present day. (Look out for Queen Victoria's train in the station!) Take a nostalgic trip down memory lane or simply enjoy Jerome Kern's great music played and arranged by Richard Rodney Bennett. This is a really cool album from start to finish, lovely arrangements of well known melodious musical classics.

EMI. American Classics Album - featuring Richard Rodney Bennett.
George Gershwin and Jerome Kern Songs and Piano Music.
Barry Tuckwell - Horn
Richard Rodney Bennett - Piano
Neil Richardson - Ensemble

N.B Sincere apologies for any unintentional infringement of copyright on this video. Not all of these images are my own work but are freely available online and elsewhere. In mitigation all the videos on this channel are produced and published out of love of the subject and accompanying music and not for any personal financial gain what-so -ever! Please enjoy this video and please accept my apology with a 'thankyou' where it should be necessary.