Peter’s Field: An Evening of Stories & Songs with Sean Cooney
Sheffield General Cemetery Trust is delighted to welcome Sean Cooney to the Samuel Worth Chapel for an evening of Song and Poetry.
‘Peter’s Field’ presents the full narrative of the Peterloo Massacre through a performance of emotional song, readings, and discussion.
Sean Cooney is an award winning songwriter and folk singer.
He is a winner of three BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards with his band The Young’uns (Best Group 2016, 2015 & Best Album 2018) .
He has performed at hundreds of theatres and festivals in the UK, Europe, Australia, USA & Canada since 2007.
His songwriting commissions have included the BBC Radio Ballads (The Ballad of the Great War 2014, 2017) Rising Up! Peterloo 2019 and The Transports (5* The Guardian, 2017)
His songs have been recorded by artists including the Ivor Novello award winning Martin Green and the Mercury nominated The Unthanks.
He is the author of The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff (5*The Stage, directed by Lorne Campbell) “an extraordinary portrait of a working class hero” (5* The Observer).
He has written and presented documentaries for BBC Radio 4.
His TV appearances have included Lockerbie Our Story, Springwatch Unsprung and BBC Inside Out
He has worked extensively in education – writing and sharing songs and stories with children from more than one hundred schools across the UK since 2007.
He has a First-Class Honours degree in History from Durham University (2006)
He was born in Stockton On Tees in the North East of England and is now based in Sheffield in South Yorkshire.
Tickets: £10.00 + Booking fee
Event Details
- Doors: 7.00pm
- Performance: 7.30pm
- Location: The Samuel Worth Chapel, Sheffield, S11 8NT
- Accessibility: The Samuel Worth Chapel is fully accessible.
- Facilities: The Samuel Worth Chapel has a fully licensed bar selling local beers, wine and spirits.
- Tickets: All tickets are sold online via Ticketsource. No tickets are available on the door.
- Please note, bags will be checked upon entry.
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Tickets for this event are non-refundable. However, if for any reason the event is cancelled by Sheffield General Cemetery Trust, we will refund your ticket.
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Thank You
This is a volunteer-led fundraising event for Sheffield General Cemetery Trust (Registered Charity Number: 1103158) with all proceeds going towards the charitable aims of the Trust. We thank you for your ongoing support in preserving this special place for generations to come.