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Jake’s Progress – An evening without Jake Thackray

Sat 23 Feb 2019
8:00pm
Music - Folk

Jake’s Progress – An evening without Jake Thackray

at [email protected], South Molton
£12.00 Full
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John Watterson is Jake’s biographer and the UK’s leading performer of Jake’s songs. As Fake Thackray he has toured with Fairport Convention, played at many festivals, theatres, clubs and on national radio. John has recently uncovered 15 wonderful songs written by Jake but never released - some have lain forgotten in the BBC archives for decades, others found in Jake’s personal papers have never been heard.

These songs, along with never-before told stories from the biography research plus several much-loved Jake classics, feature in John’s new show - a hilarious and captivating celebration the life and songs of one of this country’s finest and funniest wordsmiths.

Highly entertaining whether you are discovering Jake for the first time, or an ardent fan.

Running time 120 minutes

[email protected], South Molton

  • ‘Long may John continue to keep Jake’s memory alive so skilfully’ Sir Richard Stilgoe
  • ‘John Watterson’s joy in performing Jake’s wonderful songs is obvious. My dear friend Jake was a modest and shy man, but I think he would be quietly grinning in approval… a wonderful celebration of the life and work of a unique and sadly missed artist.’ R
  • ‘Terrific interpretations.’ Don Black
  • ‘Brilliant! We can’t have Jake back but this is the next best thing’ Mike Harding
  • ‘It's wonderful to hear songs by Jake we simply hadn't known about, and to hear them so close to how he might have performed them’ Neil Gaiman

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