The People’s History Museum is holding an evening programme of contemporary protest music to celebrate Museums at Night on Saturday 18 May . The museum’s story charts the history of protest in Britain over the past two centuries, from the Peterloo Massacre and the suffragettes to more recent strikes and demonstrations.
During this late night opening visitors will have the opportunity to explore the museum outside of regular opening times to find out more about the history of protest, including the protest music section in Main Gallery Two.
Following the success of his critically acclaimed 2012 protest album Greedy Magicians, described by Billy Bragg as ‘a powerful rallying call’, local singer-songwriter Quiet Loner is a partnering at the event. With ‘the making of a protest album (in five easy steps)’, Quiet Loner will play songs from the album produced by Little Red Rabbit Records.
Hear the story of how it was made, from its recording over a single evening in a Salford church, to the creation of the artwork on the album sleeve. Quiet Loner will be joined by special guest and acclaimed performance poet Longfella, aka Tony Walsh, who took to the church pulpit during the album recording to deliver a powerful poem about cuts to public services.
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wow very interesting Festival, thanks for all information!
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