Jump Billy!
Cecil Sharp House, NW1 7AY , [Venue Details]A celebration of English folk's diverse history, through the life of celebrity Black Regency busker Billy Waters.
A one-off concert to mark the anniversary of Billy Waters' death, with live music from Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Clarke Camilleri, Hamilton Gross, and Angeline Morrison, and also featuring two other very special guests. There'll be a mix of solo and band performances with music from the artists' own repertoires - old and new - as well as trad.
The show is arranged and narrated by Mary L. Shannon, writer and author of Billy Waters Is Dancing, and co-narrated by Suchitra Chatterjee, of Brighton & Hove Black History. It draws together researchers and creatives who have worked together on various projects to highlight the life of this Black disabled Regency celebrity.
Mary L. Shannon will also be giving a Library Lecture on Billy Waters on Tuesday 8 April
William ‘Billy’ Waters: busker, sailor, immigrant, father, lover, extraordinary talent, and a forgotten Black celebrity from Regency London.
Programme to follow.
Presented by EFDSS.
Doors 7pm, start 7.30pm
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Admission
Min: £12.50
Max: £20.50
Special: £12.50 U30, free personal assistant
Performer name: Jump Billy!
Doors open: 7:00 pm
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A celebration of English folk's diverse history, through the life of celebrity Black Regency busker Billy Waters.
A one-off concert to mark the anniversary of Billy Waters' death, with live music from Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Clarke Camilleri, Hamilton Gross, and Angeline Morrison, and also featuring two other very special guests. There'll be a mix of solo and band performances with music from the artists' own repertoires - old and new - as well as trad.
The show is arranged and narrated by Mary L. Shannon, writer and author of Billy Waters Is Dancing, and co-narrated by Suchitra Chatterjee, of Brighton & Hove Black History. It draws together researchers and creatives who have worked together on various projects to highlight the life of this Black disabled Regency celebrity.
Mary L. Shannon will also be giving a Library Lecture on Billy Waters on Tuesday 8 April
William ‘Billy’ Waters: busker, sailor, immigrant, father, lover, extraordinary talent, and a forgotten Black celebrity from Regency London.
Programme to follow.
Presented by EFDSS.
Doors 7pm, start 7.30pm
Admission
Min: £12.50
Max: £20.50
Special: £12.50 U30, free personal assistant
Performer name: Jump Billy!
Doors open: 7:00 pm
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