Sun 23rd July 2023 5:00pm

John Lennon's Original The Quarrymen In Conversation With Billy Bragg

Name: John Lennon's Original The Quarrymen In Conversation With Billy Bragg
Start: 2023-07-23
End: 2023-07-23
Location: Redgrave Theatre

at Redgrave Theatre, Bristol

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Rod Davis (original banjo player 1956-57) and Colin Hanton (drums 1956-59) will be sharing their stories and anecdotes of working and playing with John, Paul and George as they performed alongside them in the band that preceded, and led to the evolution of The Beatles: The Quarrymen.

With additional contributions specially recorded onscreen and a chance to ask questions in a special Q&A section this is an absolute must for Beatle and Bragg aficionados alike!

Running time 70mins , no interval.

This event is one of four events happening at the Redgrave 22nd and 23rd June as part of the FAB! Beatles weekend in Bristol click here for more details about the other events and discounted and VIP passes

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John Lennon's Original Quarrymen

In 1997, forty years after John Lennon met Paul McCartney, John's original band got back together. The current line-up consists of three original members: Colin Hanton (drums), Len Garry (former bass player, now on guitar and vocals) and Rod Davis (originally on banjo, now on guitar). They are joined by pianist John Duff Lowe, who was drafted into the Quarrymen by Paul McCartney in 1958. The group's sound - a mixture of rock 'n' roll and skiffle - draws on the music being made in the mid fifties, music which influenced the Beatles and countless others.

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Billy Bragg

Described by The Times as a 'National Treasure', Billy Bragg's brand of socially and politically aware punk-folk has made a remarkable dent in the British conscience and made his name as one of Britain's most popular and out-spoken singer/songwriters. Drawing on the folk tradition of protest song, and the punk sensibilities of direct action, Billy Bragg has made a name for himself as an accomplished and inspirational musician, and as a charged and pro-active activist. At their best, Billy’s songs present ‘the perfect Venn diagram between the political and the personal’ (the Guardian)

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