Johnny Taws
From the collection of
Johnny Taws
- North Shields
- 1994
Johnny Taws (In Profile)
Could you give up your wedding for a piano, a motorbike, and the open road?
Many professional musicians began their careers as week-night entertainers in Working Men's Clubs. These small community venues were important community hubs in the 20th century. Run as co-operatives by an elected management committee, they still exist to provide a place of entertainment and recreation for their members. The first working men's clubs were established in the mid-19th century with educational ambitions, but the spaces designated for lectures also doubled as concert venues.
Profile of North Shields born pianist Johnny Taws. He talks about his background and how he got into the industry, intercut with scenes of him playing inside the Wooden Doll Pub at North Shields.
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Local Characters in the North East
Land of Vikings, prince bishops, literary greats and local legends; the North East has always been full of character.
The North East is famed for its home-loving people, close-knit communities, strong work ethic and immense industry. People in the North East are proud of their heritage, and embrace high and low culture in equal measure. Pub entertainers and Hollywood stars alike are local heroes in the North East hall of fame. In this series of films, lesser-known legends are captured for posterity as part of the NEFA collection.
9 videos in this collection
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Johnny Taws
2
Lorna Brown
3
Maxwell Deas
4
The King of South Tyneside
5
Dissent
6
Alan Robson
7
Ingrid Hagemann
8
Five Miles High
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