Press Release: James Madison Carpenter Collection on BBC's Inside Out

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*/This Wednesday, 22 October, at 7.30pm/*. The BBC in the North East
and Cumbria regions will air a segment of Inside Out featuring two
shanty singers from the James Madison Carpenter Collection
(http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/carpenter/). Outside this region, it can
be
seen live on Sky, Channel 975 and will also be available on BBC
iPlayer
for a week from Wed. More information, and link to the video clip
will
be available soon from the Inside Out web page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout. Inside Out presenter Chris Jackson
has
been working with the Library of Congress and the James Madison
Carpenter Project team to reunite the descendants of singers Mark Page
and Edward Robinson with their musical heritage. Join Chris as he
meets
the families of these men and shares with them the voices and images
of
their ancestors.
Chris Jackson will also be discussing this segment in a short feature
on
the BBC Breakfast TV programme on Wed 22 October.

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