A 50-minute musical extravaganza at lunchtime with songs drawn from the life and works of James Joyce. Read more …
THE SHANNON COLLEENS bring their own particular earthy brand of harmonies to some of James Joyce's best-loved popular songs - from bawdy street ballads and sea shanties to music hall hits and folksongs. Encompassing the cheeky `Seaside Girls', the nostalgic `Love's Old Sweet Song'; the pertinent `The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo' and the beauty of Michael Balfe's `I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls'.
You don’t need to know Joyce’s work to enjoy this recital of music hall ditties and ballads, with the fact it’s not Beckett meets Joy Division a major plus.
Offers a rare insight into the contemporary popular music that haunted James Joyce's imagination.
Bawdy ballads...
A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday November 15, 2010, until Saturday November 20, 2010. More info: http://playpiepint.com
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