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Queen in Cornwall by Rupert White On June 27th 1970, the rock group Queen gave their first ever public performance. The concert was in Truro, a small city in the rural county of Cornwall, in the far South West of England. 'Queen in Cornwall' tells the story of the events that lead up to, and immediately followed, this historic moment. It describes drummer Roger Taylor's early musical career, and includes the definitive history of his first semi-pro group 'The Reaction'. The book also describes the social milieu that he encountered when he first moved to London, and his return visits to Cornwall with 'Smile', the band that within two years had evolved into Queen.
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Folk in Cornwall: Music and Musicians of the 60's Revival by Rupert White In the early 60's teenage beatniks from around Britain, including Wizz Jones, Clive Palmer, Long John Baldry and Donovan, hitched to the seaside towns of Cornwall where they slept on the beaches. Although initially reviled, audiences flocked to see them play in the folk clubs that opened in the mid sixties. These Cornish clubs also played a crucial role in launching the careers of Ralph McTell, Michael Chapman, COB and Brenda Wootton as well as many others.
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Monstermind: The magical life and art of Tony 'Doc' Shiels by Rupert White Artist Tony Shiels arrived in St Ives, Cornwall in 1958, hungry for art-world success. For a few years his career went well, but as the sixties developed, he grew impatient with the limitations of abstract art. Instead emboldened by the irreverent, libidinal spirit of Dada and Surrealism, his life became stranger and more magical. Then following a series of bizarre monster-raising stunts, in the mid-1970s he and his family became briefly known across Britain as 'The weirdest family in the land'. Shiels used skills learnt as an artist to manipulate the public in a brazen and audacious display of theatrical, imaginative daring. In the process he left an indefinable but not insignificant magical and artistic legacy |
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The Giraffe
that Swims by Rupert White (foreword Alan Kent) Having travelled so much, and been so open to influence over four decades, Footbarn Theatre have drawn their inspiration from a huge range of sources and theatrical traditions. That they originally set themselves up in rural Cornwall seems so unlikely, that it is almost a fairy tale in its own right. Add this to the fact that they lived together in a free and anarchic commune, providing entertainment despite all kinds of privations and hardships and it is no wonder they now have their own place in the modern folklore of Cornwall.
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