Blue Plaque Concerts | Volunteer needed

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  Do you a little bit of time to spare to help out the Society? The Society’s Blue Plaque Initiative includes two concerts this autumn. The first is a jazz event on 31 October at Pizza Express Soho, the second a folk concert at Cecil Sharp House on 3 November. As well as having a couple of great evenings of music, one of the key elements of the initiative is to apply for Blue Plaques for four London musicians :
  • Ewan MacColl: English folk singer/songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright and record producer.
  • Sandy Denny: English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention.
  • Ronnie Scott: English jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner.
  • Leslie Thompson: A Jamaican jazz trumpeter who moved to England in 1929
We need a keen research volunteer to join the organising team to aid with the application process. In return we can offer a great deal of gratitude (and probably a couple of free tickets). For more information please contact Society Trustee Ben Derbyshire –ben.derbyshire@hta.co.uk

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