 Event |
Going Down the River - Music and Tales of the Mississippi
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| Venue |
Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS |
| First Date |
5 June 1998 |
| Last Date |
5 June 1998 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Cooperative |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Musical journey along the Mississippi including tunes taken from Anglo-Celtic and Afro-American traditional music. minstrelsy, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, rural hymnody, Cajun music, gospel, jug bands and blues. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Further Information |
For this performance The New Holland Honey Eaters used a secondary nom d'etage, 'The Backwater Creek Floating Opera,' in deference to the showboat tradition.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| The Noreen Le Mottee Collection |
Programme |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
207535 |
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