Heruteu: history of Hartlepool in Song

Subject: Heruteu: History of Hartlepool in Song
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 05:35 AM

Hi Folks, there's a special concert making its first outing on Thurs 21st Feb at Hartlepool Central Library. starts at 7pm. Tickets £1 on the door

here's the article from the H'pool Mail:


Heruteu: a Musical Journey through the History of Hartlepool


On Thursday 21st February Hartlepool Central library will host an evening of local song. Heruteu is a new concert written and performed by local folk group the Young'Uns. Using the sea as their central theme, the group will trace the history of Hartlepool in song and story. The concert will include original songs about the lives of Hartlepool's early saints, the medieval market town, the Bombardment and the Croft amongst others, mixing real historical events with local legends and folklore.

Sean Cooney, a free lance music leader and storyteller, envisaged the idea for the concert shortly after moving to the Headland little over a year ago. "The hardest thing has been trying to decide what we will have to leave out" said Sean. The history of Hartlepool is so vast and impressive it's a hard task to do it justice in just one hour!"

He will be joined by David Eagle and Michael Hughes. Together they make up the Young'Uns who, after just three years singing together, are quickly gaining a national reputation on the UK folk scene. This year they will be taking their local songs around the country. "Everywhere we go people ask us to sing about the monkey and sometimes it can be quite hard to get the message across that there's so much more to Hartlepool than that."

The concert starts at 7pm and tickets are £1 and can be purchased from all Hartlepool Libraries or on the door. For more information visit the group's website at www.folkfolk.co.uk.



cheers

Sean

Subject: RE: Heruteu: history of Hartlepool in Song
From: Joe G
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 07:55 AM

Sound interesting, Sean - as an exiled Poolie I would like to see it but I won't be up there then

Joe G

Subject: RE: Heruteu: history of Hartlepool in Song
From: Banjiman
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 08:40 AM

Sean, David, Michael,

Good luck with this chaps, sounds like a great idea.....I'm only sorry we will miss it on Thursday. Any plans to take it "on tour" (KFFC maybe)?

We will see you for the RNLI fundraiser on the 9th March though.

If The Youg'Uns are on near you, go and see them....they are great

Cheers

Paul & Wendy

Subject: RE: Heruteu: history of Hartlepool in Song
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 05:14 AM

Hey up

thanks to everyone who came last night. Was mighty good fun.
We'll hopefully be doing this again at other places soon

cheers
sean

Subject: RE: Heruteu: history of Hartlepool in Song
From: GUEST,squeezeboxkc at work
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 07:59 AM

any monkey songs

i'll get me coit

Subject: RE: Heruteu: history of Hartlepool in Song
From: GUEST,Claire&Paul
Date: 23 Feb 08 - 07:23 AM

What a great night! Thank you to Sean, Michael and David for a really enjoyable and educational evening.

Claire & Paul