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''The Transports'' was a folk ballad opera written by Peter Bellamy and released on Free Reed Records in 1977. It is often cited as Bellamy's greatest achievement. It featured many artists from the 1970s English folk revival, including The Watersons, Martin Carthy, Nic Jones, A. L. Lloyd, June Tabor, Martin Winsor, Cyril Tawney and Dave Swarbrick. The orchestral arrangements were by Dolly Collins. It was named as his Folk Record Of The Year by the folk music critic of The Guardian, Michael Grosvenor Myer. ==Performance history== The first performance was at Norwich Castle on 23 February 1978. In addition to the two recorded performances, subsequent concert performances were at Kempton Park Racecourse (10 June 1978), Chester Folk Club and the Herga Folk Club in Loughborough (1980), Bracknell Festival (12 July 1981), York University (1983), Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (South Bank Summer Folk Festival 1983), Norwich Folk Club (1984), Norwich School (1985), National Folk Festival, Perth, Australia, (1985), Portsmouth Festival (1987) and Whitby Festival (1992).〔 (See the Transports.com for notes on live performances )〕 A dramatic production, incorporating straight acting as well as the songs, was staged by The Great Hall Players in Norwich from 17-22 October 1988. Another staging by Crude Apache Theatre Company was performed on 27 February 2013, at Dragon Hall, King Street, Norwich. The latter was attended by members of the Norwich Folk Club original cast, The Great Hall Players cast and friends and family of Pete Bellamy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Transports」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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