At last, after
first discovering the possibility of presenting this show a few years
ago, we are now very proud to announce we will be bringing it to you on
Monday 12th November at the Gulbenkian in Canterbury.
Monday 12th November 2018
Gulbenkian, Canterbury
Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start
Tickets
?20 Full Price
?15 12-25s
Box Office 01227 769075
ON SALE FRIDAY 8th JUNE
7digital presents
The Ballads of Child Migration
All-star cast on UK tour in November 2018
With award-winning folk artists:
John McCusker, Michael McGoldrick,
Boo Hewerdine, O'Hooley & Tidow,
Chris While, Julie Matthews,
John Doyle, Jez Lowe,
Andy Seward and Andy Cutting.*
Narrated by Barbara Dickson
"We have only praise and commendation for The
Ballads of Child Migration" - Folk Radio UK
"A poignant and powerful history lesson with an
impressive cast" -
The Guardian
"[It] brought the Royal Albert Hall to a stunned
silence" -
BBC Radio 2
"The audience who witnessed it were truly
privileged" -
Northern Sky
"Exquisitely performed" - The Arts Desk
In November 2018, a collective of brilliant and
respected musicians and singers are taking to the road to tell the
moving story of Britain's forced child migrants.
The concert, presented as a series of songs, narration,
slides, audio and film clips, premiered at last year's Celtic
Connections festival in Glasgow, where it was described as "without
doubt the most memorable concert of the festival."
The songs in this concert were recently heard as part of
a major BBC Radio 2 dramatisation of Michael Morpurgo's book Alone on a
Wide Wide Sea, which deals with the same subject. The radio drama,
including the music, starred Toby Jones and Jason Donovan and reached
an estimated audience of 6 million listeners.
"One of the pre-eminent song collections of recent
times, poignantly re-telling one of the most important stories to have
emerged from these islands" Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
Forced child migration is a little known and dark part
of the history of Britain. More than 100,000 children from Britain were
sent overseas (to places including Australia and Canada) with the
promise of finding a better life. Some did find the happy lives they
longed for; many others found only hardship, abuse and loneliness.
The Ballads of Child Migration is a tribute to those
children, some of whom were sent abroad as recently as 1970.
After each concert there will be a short Q&A session
where members of the audience can ask questions of the performers and
other experts about child migration.
This tour is supported by the Arts and Humanities
Research Council, and is produced by 7digital - the digital music and
radio services company that also produced the BBC Radio version of
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea.
Coming up we have....
There are plenty of tickets available for all these
dates
Friday 22nd June
- Gulbenkian, Canterbury Full Price ?15.50, 12-25yrs ?8
Blair Dunlop - supported by Tom (Coco) and Dulcima from
Coco & the Butterfields
Sunday 1st July
- Kingston Barn, Online ?14, Offline ?15, Door ?16, 12-25yrs ?7
Heidi Talbot & John McCusker
Saturday 14th
July - St Gregory's Centre for Music, CCCU, Online ?16, Offline ?17,
Door ?18, 12-25yrs ?6
Arcelia - Folk in the Barn, Summer Garden Party
Sunday 15th July
- Edge of Beyond, Barham, Voluntary Contribution on the day ?15, Under
18s ?8
Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle
Saturday 18th
August - Gulbenkian, Full Price ?16.50, 12-25yrs ?8
How about the
fab weekend with Albert Lee then Fairport Convention! That was so much
fun, lovely to see two packed venues for these lovely fellas. Thanks
for coming.
Back soon with
more updates....
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