Organisation:  Surrey Heritage
Event:  The Carol, the Carter and the Collectors. A talk by Irene Shettle
Category:  Hobbies & Interests
Cause:   
Date:  Saturday 2nd November
Venue:  Surrey History Centre    Click here for map of venue
Venue Address:
130 Goldsworth Road
Woking
Surrey
GU21  6ND
Times:  2pm - 3.30pm
Costs:  £5
Nearest Train Station:  Woking
Bus Routes:   
Contact:  Surrey Heritage
Telephone:  01483 518737
e-mail:  [email protected]
Website:  www.surreycc.gov.uk/heritageevents
Additional Information:
Irene Shettle follows the journey of the Christmas carol “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem” from its 19th century origins in Philadelphia to its publication in England nearly fifty years later with a new tune and arrangement in 1906.
Her talk focuses on the life and music of Henry Garman, the Surrey farm labourer who introduced two important local folksong collectors, the Rev John Broadwood and Ralph Vaughan Williams,
to the ballad which was to form the basis of the well-loved tune which is now widely sung at Christmas every year.
More details and to book: www.surreycc.gov.uk/heritageevents