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July 2019
“The Road to Peterloo” at the Working Class Movement Library, Salford
Together with Brian Peters, I’ll be performing “The Road to Peterloo” at Working Class Movement Library. Alison Morgan, whose new book provided us with ballads and broadsides of the day, will also give a talk on the ballads and songs of Peterloo. Alison’s book includes over seventy poems, published either as broadsides or in radical periodicals and newspapers of 1819. Laura, Brian, and I will perform some of the songs which describe the terrible events of the day itself, when…
Find out more »“Ballads, Broadsides & Bawling Hawkers” at Halsway Manor
I'm delighted to have been invited to lead Halsway Manor’s first ballad weekend with Brian Peters and Emily Portman, in which we will explore the performance, sourcing and history of storytelling songs from the last four centuries.
Find out more »“The Road to Peterloo” at the Music on the Marr Festival, Cumbria
Together with Brian Peters, I’ll be performing “The Road to Peterloo” at the Music on the Marr Festival. More information on the MoM website https://www.musiconthemarr.com/
Find out more »August 2019
“The Road to Peterloo” at Manchester Central Library
Together with Laura Smyth and Brian Peters, I'll be performing “The Road to Peterloo” at Manchester Central Library. Click HERE for more information. And buy tickets HERE.
Find out more »“The Road to Peterloo” at Stockport Library with Alison Morgan
Together with Laura Smyth and Brian Peters, I'll be performing “The Road to Peterloo” at Stockport Library. Alison Morgan, whose new book provided us with ballads and broadsides of the day, will also give a talk on the ballads and songs of Peterloo. Alison's book includes over seventy poems, published either as broadsides or in radical periodicals and newspapers of 1819. Laura, Brian, and I will perform some of the songs which describe the terrible events of the day itself, when mounted soldiers charged…
Find out more »“The Road to Peterloo” at Sidmouth Folk Festival
Together with Laura Smyth and Brian Peters, I’ll be performing “The Road to Peterloo” at Sidmouth Folk Festival. Check the time and venue for this performance on the Sidmouth Folk Festival website
Find out more »“The Road to Peterloo” at Broadstairs Folk Week
Together with Laura Smyth and Brian Peters, I’ll be performing “The Road to Peterloo” at Broadstairs Folk Week. Check the latest details at the Broadstairs Folk Week website
Find out more »“The Road to Peterloo” at the Irish Cultural Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne
Together with Laura Smyth and Brian Peters, I’ll be performing “The Road to Peterloo” at the Tyneside Irish Cultural Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne. Check the start time for this event at the Tyneside Irish Centre Events page https://tynesideirish.com/events/
Find out more »“The Road to Peterloo” at Whitby Folk Week
Together with Laura Smyth and Brian Peters, I’ll be performing “The Road to Peterloo” at Whitby Folk Week. Precise date and time to be confirmed, please check for the latest on the Whitby Folk Week website
Find out more »September 2019
Bromley Cross Folk Club
I am delighted to have been invited to perform in the Bromley Cross Folk Club's 10th anniversary events programme this year. More information HERE
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