The Lost Folk with Lally MacBeth
Gather with us this festive season for an evening of captivating storytelling and music celebrating British folklore and Lally MacBeth’s debut book, The Lost Folk.
Described by Katherine May as ‘erudite, questing, and endlessly fascinating,’ The Lost Folk explores the rich tapestry of customs, places, objects, and people that shape Britain’s folk heritage. Lally invites us to rediscover these traditions, not as relics of the past, but as living, evolving expressions of who we are today.
Through words and accompanying music from folk singer and songwriter Georgia Shackleton, Lally will breathe new life into the stories that bind communities together, reminding us that folk belongs to everyone — and that each of us has a role in creating the folk traditions of the future.
Tickets include a welcome mulled drink on arrival (alcoholic and non-alcoholic options available).
An exceptionally thoughtful and beautifully written celebration of the creative power that lives and breathes within our communities, in the form of folk art and traditions. And it is a timely reminder that it is incumbent on us to ensure their future.
Lally Macbeth
Lally MacBeth is an artist, writer and curator based in Cornwall. Her work takes in history, folklore, performance, ritual and artifice – and the links between high and low culture.
She is the founder of The Folk Archive and co-founder of Stone Club. She has written for Caught by the River, House and Garden, and Hellebore, appeared on BBC Radio 3 and programmed events for the Tate, the British Museum and the ICA, amongst others. The Lost Folk is her first book.
Georgia Shackleton
Georgia works with fiddle, voice, tenor guitar and drones to create crisp arrangements of old songs, and new compositions.
Georgia is a critically acclaimed song writer, with self penned songs and traditional re-workings achieving national radio play on BBC radio 2, BBC radio 4, and a BBC 3 live session.
Georgia takes great influence from the traditional singers of the East of England such as Harry Cox, Walter Pardon and Phoebe Smith. Traditional material she performs often stems from her native East Anglia and her own compositions are often inspired by stories from the region and the areas unique, compelling landscape. Her solo album, ‘Harry’s Seagull’ is a celebration of East Anglian traditional music. The album is named after a tune she wrote and dedicated to Harry Cox, after the touching discovery that he kept a wounded seagull as a pet for a period of time.
The Lost Folk is a splendid museum full of strange and wonderful things. Not just a book, an expertly curated assembly of delights.
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