On Monday 5th September Medina Bookshop in Cowes will be hosting ‘An Audience Without Jake Thackray’, a celebration of the life, songs and wonderful wordsmithery of the great Yorkshire chansonnier.
35 years after the late singer-songwriter’s now legendary performance at Medina Theatre and coinciding with the launch of the first biography of Jake ‘Beware Of The Bull’, its co-author and popular interpreter of Jake’s songs John Watterson will be performing at the much more intimate Cowes bookshop as Fake Thackray.
One of the greatest English songwriters
Leeds-born Jake Thackray (1938-2002) is increasingly recognised as being one of the greatest English songwriters of the twentieth century, a unique talent, whose songs are full of poetry, wit, irreverence and humanity.
He became known to millions through his regular appearances in the 1960s and 1970s on programmes such as Braden’s Week and That’s Life. During his career he appeared over 1,000 times on television and radio, performed for the royal family and toured the world.
His distinctive appearance, deadpan delivery, talent for storytelling, clever wordplay, artful use of vulgarity and surreal imagination delighted many viewers and outraged some. Since his death in obscurity there has been growing recognition of his genius and a resurgence of interest in his work.
Gaiman: There was nobody else like him
In the Guardian newspaper earlier this month author Neil Gaiman was quoted as saying,
“The intelligence, the absolute naked emotion. That willingness both to be funny and sad.
“Once you’ve heard enough of his songs you realise there was nobody else like him.”
The event starts at 7pm on Monday 5th September at Medina Bookshop, Cowes.
Book now
Tickets are £12 and must be purchased in advance from the shop, their Website or by phoning 01983 300044.
Attendees are asked to bring their own refreshments.
News shared by Paul on behalf of Medina Bookshop. Ed
