She was Poor but She was Honest
Bawdy ballads, often containing contemporary social comment, have been part of British culture since at least the time of William Shakespeare. British Music Hall flourished from the early Victorian era through the First World War, with songs filled with sexual innuendo, political comment and humour of the time. The song ‘Do It No More’ is a comment on Victoria and Albert’s expanding family at a time when London’s popular was exploding. The show’s title song tells the tale of a poor country girl led astray by a wealthy older man. Other songs tell of feisty women outliving several husbands, comments on the daily problems of ordinary people and outlandish characters. The one hour show will resurrect many of these songs and audience participation in the choruses is encouraged.
Presented by: Graeme Lister
Graeme Lister grew up in Melbourne and completed his postgraduate studies at Flinders University before leaving Australia for 2 years experience abroad. This turned into a 50 year adventure of travel and work around the world. Alongside a successful career in science and industry, he followed his passion for music, including singing Australian folk songs in a pub in Lausanne, Switzerland and performing with a British Music Hall Group in Munich, Germany that attracted to sold out audiences in a local restaurant. Graeme is currently based in Boston Massachusetts, where he sings jazz and Cabaret songs in clubs in Boston and New York, as well as a variety of styles with his guitar in local bars, breweries and nursing homes.