The Holy Fools - Crab Tut Beer | Towpath Productions, Oxford

The Holy Fools playing 'Crab Tut Beer' from the Towpath Productions session aboard Progress on the Oxford canal.

**Credits**
The Holy Fools combine deep traditional roots with cosmopolitan sensibilities to craft a distinctive brand of Americana. An Oxford-based band, the Holy Fools feature three seasoned veterans of the UK music scene – Jim Driscoll on lead guitar, Harry Brzezinski on dobro and Jason Neil on stand-up bass – breathing fiery life into original songs by lead singer Chris Floyd, drawn from his background in the hills and valleys of rural Tennessee and various sojourns around the world.

https://www.theholyfools.com


Directed, Recorded, Mixed and Edited by Ryan Quarterman
Future Human Design Co. https://www.futurehumandesignco.com/

Captian: Stuart Miller


**About Towpath Productions**
Towpath Productions - Moving music hosted aboard our historic canal boats on the Oxford canal. We host and record live intimate music sessions to be enjoyed for free live from the canal towpath and online.


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**Gear**
Canon 80d
Sony A7III
Sigma 17-50mm 1:2.8 EX DC OS HSM Zoom Lens
Samyang T1.5 35mm AS UMC II Cine Lens
DJI Ronin-S
Insta360 One X2
Zoom H8 Handy Recorder
SURE SM57
SURE SM58



**About Progress**
Progress was built in 1936 by Peter Keay & Sons (Walsall) for W. Elwell & Sons – the Tipton-based coal carrying company operating on the Birmingham Canal Network. In her previous prime, she would have towed eight 'Joey' boats each holding around 35 tonnes of coal.

Progress was converted to a hire boat by Jimmy Yates in the late 1950s and renamed Pintail. The present Fowler 2DYM diesel engine (1944) was first installed in 1958.

She was fully renovated between 1997 and 2000 by Jem Bates and Trevor Whitling – including having her name restored to Progress. Bill Mann, Trevor Allum and Phil Kidd acquired Progress in 2017 for the David Blagrove Trust and completed a full restoration of the cabin.

Progress was bought by Stuart Miller in 2020. She was the first acquisition for the fleet of Towpath Productions.

CONSTRUCTION
Builder: Keay, Peter & Son, Walsall

Built in: 1936

Hull material: Wood

Number of decks: 1

Number of masts: 0

Propulsion: Motor

Number of engines: 1

Primary engine type: Inboard diesel


DIMENSIONS
Breadth: Beam: 7.00 feet (2.14 m)

Depth: 2.50 feet (0.76 m)

Length: Overall 50.00 feet (15.25 m)