Event: Edwin Waugh Dialect Society

Thursday 13 June 2024
7.30pm start - 9pm

St Andrew's Methodist and United Reformed Church
Entwistle Road
Rochdale
OL16 2HZ

DETAILS:

Tonight's session is "Tom's 'Crinkum-crankum' Crankies" presented by Tom Byrne.

Join performer and artist Thomas Byrne as he showcases some of crankie theatre scrolls.
​Tom was kindly funded by the Arts Council to research this fascinating art form which involves a performer using a hand cranked, illustrated scroll to tell stories, sing songs, or recite poetry.

Tom will also be talking about his introduction to the Lancashire dialect and how he’s now incorporating dialect into his crankie work…

​The term ‘crinkum-crankums’ was discovered in a glossary of the dialect by W.E.A.Axon and means ‘odds and ends/curiosities’ so prepare yourself for something odd, curious, and hopefully entertaining! 

In the Chair: Alyson Brailsford

Edwin Waugh Dialect Society meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month (previously Wednesday) from October to June, commencing at 7.30pm at St Andrew's Methodist and United Reformed Church, Rochdale (between Rochdale Leisure Centre and Aldi). There is free onsite parking.

Annual subscription is £5, but voluntary donations at each meeting help defray the cost of the room hire. Your first meeting is free.

Formed in 1938 by a group of Lancashire Dialect enthusiasts, the objects of the society are the maintaining and increasing of interest in Lancashire.

At the meetings, members are entertained by a speaker or a performer.

Visit the link below for the full 2024 calendar.

01706 826227

https://www.edwinwaughdialectsociety.com/events-calendar.html