Stitch In Time: A Knitting Cabaret
CaroleW Productions
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Fri 1 Apr 2022 - 7:30 pm
Orton Market Hall Market Street,
Orton,
Penrith,
Cumbria,
CA10 3RL
Book
Adult £10, Child £5, Family £30*
Telephone 07748 231571
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Sat 2 Apr 2022 - 7:30 pm
Wingates Village Institute Wingates,
Northumberland,
NE65 8RW
Book
Adult £10, Child £5, Concessions (Over 65s) £8, Family £25*
Telephone 01669 620512
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Sun 3 Apr 2022 - 7:00 pm
St John’s Church (Spittal Community Centre) Main Street,
Spittal,
Berwick-upon-Tweed,
Northumberland,
TD15 1RD
Book
Adult £10, Child £5, Concession (Over 60s) £8, Family £24*
Telephone 07752 403409
A delightful evening of needlepoint and music awaits with this scintillating selection of the lost knitting songs of WWI and WWII from Canada, Britain, America and France. Audiences are encouraged to bring their own knitting (or crochet) and stitch along to these funny, poignant, toe-tapping, needle-clicking tunes.
During the two World Wars, millions of women knitted for the soldiers and popular music often reflected the trends of the time – mere days after the first bullet was fired, dozens of knitting-themed songs started to appear. After the wars these songs were essentially lost, and this concert is the first time that many of them have been performed in 100 years. Some of the songs were very close to disappearing forever, and with Stitch in Time, this music — a clever, sweet and entertaining footnote in history — has been preserved and given a chance to live again.
*online booking fee applies
