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ROLLING DOWN THE RIVER
You can see this live on August 12th 2010 at Broadstairs Folk Festival!
By Jack Forbes & Charles Sharman-Cox
Revised and with additional material by Jack Forbes
Music and songs performed by Slow Loris
With narration by Jack Forbes
Take a trip in song and story down the Thames from London Bridge to Southend Pier.
Hear about Jack Tar, the Jervis Bay, docklands, container ships and cocklemen.
Enjoy a day out on Southend's Golden Mile.
And think about the future of London's great river.
SONGS: TARRY TROUSERS; ARTICHOKES & CAULIFLOWERS; JACK TAR ON SHORE; SALLY BROWN; THREE ON THE HOOK; ROLLING DOWN THE RIVER; TRUCKIN' DOWN THE A13; THE JERVIS BAY; OLD LEIGH REGATTA; THE COCKLEMAN; KURSAAL GARDENS; GOLDEN MILES & GOLDEN SMILES; DAY TRIP TO SOUTHEND.
Performance time approximately one hour.
Can be presented in two parts with an interval.
Suitable for clubs and festivals.
Also available as a special presentation followed by a barn dance.
TALES OF LEIGH OLD TOWN
Generations of families living in Leigh Old Town beside a creek in the Thames Estuary have passed on their tales to each other.
Now we can pass them on to you.
Tales told by JACK FORBES with music and songs performed by SLOW LORIS.
The sea witch - smugglers and press gangs - the losing of the Renown - Ponto Boyton and the greasy pole - Flashy Emery and the whale - Doom Pond.
Be prepared for audience participation and improvisation.
BESIDE THE SEASIDE
Join Mr. Jack Tapp and Mr. Joe Parker, together with the rest of the Simply Splendid Slow Loris Seaside Band, for a bit of a 'Knees-up Mother Brown'.
~ Plenty of sand, sea and sunshine ~
~ Don't miss the End-of-the-Pier Show ~
Original songs written by JACK FORBES plus Music Hall songs and monologues
~ All music arranged and performed by SLOW LORIS ~