Blues Echoes
An Evening of Stories & Songs –
Exploring Resilience & Hope
Exploring Resilience & Hope
Bill Taylor-Beales and Phil Okwedy weave together
music, song and storytelling to explore the human
condition, drawing on myth, legend, social history
and personal experience.
music, song and storytelling to explore the human
condition, drawing on myth, legend, social history
and personal experience.
Through Blues and Spirituals
traditions, they share stories of enslaved peoples,
working-class poverty and protest, including the
legendary African American John Henry fighting the machines, and Paul
Robeson’s support for the miners of South Wales.
traditions, they share stories of enslaved peoples,
working-class poverty and protest, including the
legendary African American John Henry fighting the machines, and Paul
Robeson’s support for the miners of South Wales.
With personal stories of growing up with music
inspired by the Blues, this moving and uplifting
evening explores how music has captured society’s
struggles, sparked resilience and hope – and may
even have you singing along.
inspired by the Blues, this moving and uplifting
evening explores how music has captured society’s
struggles, sparked resilience and hope – and may
even have you singing along.
*The production talks about themes of slavery and enslaved people that include descriptions of violence. The show also discusses themes around mental health and inferring to suicide.
Running Time: Approx 80 minutes, with one interval
TICKETS:
Pay What You Can: £10, £12*, £14
Tickets for many of our live shows and live broadcasts are on a pay what you choose basis, which means you can choose the price that best suits your pocket. The lower ticket levels are subsidised, the top price puts a little extra into The Welfare, helping to fund our community activities.
For each event the suggested standard price is highlighted with an * in bold as a guide.
This event is part of our third Autumn Rising festival, which celebrates mining communities connected by industrial and cultural heritage through arts, activism, history and culture. This year’s festival focuses on talent and stories from South Wales mining communities.