Cockney musical hall – just sentimental, old-fashioned, irrelevant songs, or a cultural art form
full of warmth, compassion, and understanding of the human condition – with much to inspire
us in the 21st century?
Join a conversation with Joe Jackson, Tom Carradine, and Vivi Lachs on a musical journey
as we explore the passion, emotional learning, and just good jollification from the music of
the non-posh Londoner of over 100 years ago.
Meet Joe Jackson, musician extraordinaire, who’s covered genres from New Wave to Jazz
and now Cockney music hall, fresh from his foray, with his album and tour of ‘What a racket!’
described by critics as a ’note perfect music hall pastiche with a potent whiff of modernity’,
Tom Carradine, a musical director and pianist specialising in music hall and founder of
‘Carradine’s Cockney Sing-a-long’ and regular performer at Wilton’s Music Hall and with the
Players Theatre Company, and Vivi Lachs, Yiddish performer, historian of the Jewish immigrant East End, and author of Whitechapel Noise and London Yiddishtown, who performs Cockney Yiddish music hall in the UK, US, and Canada.
How did they get into music hall songs, and what do they love about them? What is the art
and craft that goes into creating great music hall songs? And what inspirations do the music
hall songs and culture have for us today in contemporary 21st century life? Bring along a
curious, open mind, and discover some real song gems, the odd cheeky inuendo or two, and
a deeper appreciation of music, the joy of life, and facing up to whatever life throws at you.
Join us down at the old worldwide web and book your free place here: https://buytickets.at/moderncockney/1549683
The recording is available to watch at https://youtu.be/Jn2ZKfOpswY