Sam Slatcher – Passengers and Pioneers

Passengers and Pioneers is an album of stories from 1825 to today that celebrate what it means to be a passenger and travelling on a railway line. A writer in residence session with the Bishop Line Community Rail Partnership gave singer songwriter and heritage enthusiast, Sam Slatcher, a deep insight and connection to the route and people of the north east’s railway. Gathering stories that connected from the past to the present, through generations and across families he was inspired to write a collection of songs which reflect the deep rooted culture and community of the Bishop Line CRP.