Live Cast Recording 'Songs from the Ashes' Derby Theatre Studio, Friday 19 November 2010
A concert of original songs inspired by the Pulitzer Prize award winning autobiography ‘Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir of a Childhood’ by the late Frank McCourt. The songs capture the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of 1930’s Limerick. With original music and lyrics by composer Adam Howell, ‘Songs from the Ashes’ showcases a score inspired by traditional Irish folk music, pub songs and a variety of theatrical styles.
A concert of original songs inspired by the Pulitzer Prize award winning autobiography ‘Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir of a Childhood’ by the late Frank McCourt. The songs capture the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of 1930’s Limerick. With original music and lyrics by composer Adam Howell, ‘Songs from the Ashes’ showcases a score inspired by traditional Irish folk music, pub songs and a variety of theatrical styles.
A concert of original songs inspired by the Pulitzer Prize award winning autobiography ‘Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir of a Childhood’ by the late Frank McCourt. The songs capture the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of 1930’s Limerick. With original music and lyrics by composer Adam Howell, ‘Songs from the Ashes’ showcases a score inspired by traditional Irish folk music, pub songs and a variety of theatrical styles.
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