The Pitmen Poets - Billy Mitchell, Bob Fox, Benny Graham & Jez Lowe

THE PITMEN POETS - ON TOUR IN 2011.

Saturday 1st October - Snibston Century Theatre, Coalville, Leicestershire
Friday 14th October - Wigan Parish Church, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Wednesday 26th October - Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick, Northumberland
Saturday 29th October - Memorial Hall, New Hartley, Northumberland
Wednesday 2nd November - Gala Theatre, Durham
Friday 4th November - Queens Hall, Hexham, Northumberland

A unique concert celebrating the songs and culture of North East England's Coal Mining tradition, bringing together four of the region's leading champions of it's musical heritage - it's triumphs and tragedies, it's humour and hard times. With archive footage and photographs, this is a journey through the centuries of a once-great industry, by way of the songs that saw it thrive and dominate, to those that saw it's demise and the resulting aftermath. Featuring - for the first time together on one stage - ex-Lindisfarne singer and writer Billy Mitchell, renowned singer and instrumentalist Bob Fox, leading exponent of Tyneside song Benny Graham, and much-covered Durham songwriter Jez Lowe - individually and collectively.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• geordie
• mackem
• durham
• northumberland
• coal
• mine
• pit
• colliery
• history
• folk
• lindisfarne

[DouglasKew]

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