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Billy elliot pdf download9/1/2023 Peggy Seeger (daughter of American folk musicologist Charles, and sister of Pete Seeger) has done a huge amount to record British folk music back in the day, and the Elliotts of Birtley are one such example. This article provides more information about the Elliotts of Birtley, and the 'singaround' tradition in working men's clubs, which may have been the inspiration for the 'Deep into the ground' scene. Is that family the inspiration behind the choice of names for Billy Elliot? I would imagine the one to answer that would be Lee Hall himself. Quite a coincidence if there is no connection? There is a picture of Billy here on the page 2 or 3 (it’s a 10Mb PDF download). Birtley is a mining village 10 miles from Easington. This is Billy and later Jackie Elliot singing on track four of the record album “The Elliots’ of Birtley”. After a bit of research I found him on an album here Jackie Elliot recorded a number of folk song albums occasionally accompanied by his 11 year old grandson Billy Elliot. Jackie Elliott is portrayed on the Banner of the Cotia mine where he worked. The same man Jackie Elliott was also a respected miner’s leader. Opinions please…is this the real origin of the names and may be more of Jackie Elliot and believe it or not, Billy Elliot?Īpparently Jackie Elliot was a fine folk singer, not unlike his namesake in the musical.
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