Songs and Southern Breezes Tickets

Songs and Southern Breezes
with Shirley Collins and The Copper Family
Thursday 1 November, 7.30pm

Bob Copper was not only part of a legendary singing family whose songs were first published in the very first Journal of the Folk Song Society in 1899, he was also an award winning writer and folk song collector for the BBC in the 1950s. His second book, Songs & Southern Breezes, charts his collecting experiences in southern England where he met and committed to tape some extraordinary singers and songs. Shirley Collins, EFDSS President, who was herself a collector and whose voice has enchanted folk music audiences all over the world, will present an illustrated talk about Bob's collecting, to be followed by some songs and stories from the Copper Family themselves.