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Cissie’s Songbook An evening of Ivor Novello songs
Friday September 18th 2015 at 8pm
Cissie always wanted to go on the stage, but the mill beckoned… Songs and anecdotes from a Lancashire lass
The Coach House Studios, Crown Yard, Wirksworth Tickets from Traidlinks or [email protected]
Tickets £5 (Concessions £4)
Kate Daly Productions
Featuring Neil Fordham – tenor
Carmel Laverick – soprano Philip Robinson – pianist
Join us for a trip down the streets of a Lancashire mill town, joining Cissie in her journey from mill worker to mother, with music and laughter never far
away. We see a glimpse of Cissie’s dreams, a land of ‘might have been’, and share her love and fears for her children as she sees a second world war break out. The songs of Ivor Novello have a special charm and everlasting appeal. For women like Cissie they brought beauty, innocence and romance to some
of the dark and dismal days during the first half of the twentieth century. From ‘Keep the home fires burning’ to ‘We’ll gather lilacs’ they form an
extraordinary soundtrack to Cissie’s ‘ordinary’ life.
Doors open at 7.45pm, bring your own wine,
soft drinks and nibbles provided.
