The binding topic for British Autumn 2016, organised by SPECHEL (Angol-Magyar Kulturális Egyesület) is Britain Goes to America. Its main guests from the United Kingdom celebrate the centenary of the journey in 1916 to the Appalachians by English folksong collectors Cecil Sharpe and Maud Karpeles.
Brian Peters, an equally superb singer and instrumentalist, is a greatly respected member of the English folk-singing community. He is also an extremely knowledgeable speaker on the transformation of English folksong after its arrival in America and on the “harvest” of collector Cecil Sharpe in the early years of the 20th century.
On October 11 he will be giving an open talk at Pécs University on how English songs made their way to America and gradually became transformed into a new form.
On October 12 he takes to the concert podium with host band Simply English.
His website is: http://www.brian-peters.co.uk/
Date of event:
2016. October 11. 19:00
Venue:
House of Art and Literature (Pécs, Széchenyi István tér 7-8, 7621)
Contact person:
Andrew Rouse
Contact person's email:
rouseatmartonfa@gmail.com
Column:
Kultúra