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Taboo Be Do! Hits and misses from the politically incorrect songbook

Author Terence Blacker takes an eye-opening, foot-tapping journey through 100 years of politically incorrect music as part of the guitar duo Something Happened. Delving into the back catalogues of jazz, country, folk, bluegrass and pop, Blacker, his musical partner Derek Hewitson and contemporary diva Victoria Hart offer a shamelessly cheerful celebration of the outrageous, the ill-considered and the downright inappropriate.

Published: February 4, 2010

When: Monday, 15. February 2010 7.30pm
Where: London, The King’s Head Theatre Pub, 115 Upper Street, N1 1QN
Host: English PEN
More info: www.englishpen.org/events/penevents/taboobedo/

Tickets: £12
How to Book: Visit www.kingsheadtheatre.org

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