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Stitch in Time - An Afternoon Knitting Cabaret - Allhallowgate Methodist Church
About Stitch in Time - An Afternoon Knitting Cabaret - Allhallowgate Methodist Church
An award-winning cabaret of the lost knitting songs of WWI and WWII from Canada, Britain, America, and France. Feel free to bring your knitting (or crochet) and stitch along to these funny, poignant, toe-tapping, needle-clicking tunes. Come out and have a ball!
During the two World Wars, millions of women knit for the soldiers. Popular music often reflected the trends of the time, and mere days after the first bullet was fired, dozens of knitting-themed songs started to appear. These songs ranged from heartfelt, sentimental ballads, to brisk marches, to novelty tunes that offered a humorous, tongue-in-cheek look at the wartime knitting craze). 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.
Presented by Canadian soprano Melanie Gall, a writer, theatre historian, and internationally-acclaimed vocalist, whose solo performance career has spanned from Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York to Royal Albert Hall in London.
Refreshments served after the show - donations to Ripon Community Poppy Project
Occurrences
| Occurrence Date & Time | Ticket Price | Ticket Link |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 10 July 2:30pm | Standard: £12.00 | Book Now |
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