A fortnightly celebration of the folk history of the Olympic boroughs, in story and song.
This week, the tale of General James Wolfe — soldier, hero and father of 13 illegitimate kids. You may have seen his statue at the top of Greenwich Hill.
"General James Wolfe was a battle-hardened war veteran, a fearless hero in everyone's eyes. Well almost everyone.. his work colleauges started to wonder if there was actually something wrong with him..."
All songs can also be found on Songs From The Howling Sea. Lyrics can be found here.
Previously in Tower Hamlets
- Charlie Brown: Uncrowned King of Limehouse
- Angela Burdett-Coutts, Queen Of The East End Poor
- Jamrach’s Menagerie, Rhinos & the Ratcliffe Highway
- Moris ‘Two-guns’ Cohen
- Emmanuel Swedenborg, Veruca Socks and Heavenly Secrets
- John Newton, Goebbels, Star Trek & The Slave Trade
- Eliza Marchpane, Mozart, Vol Au Vents And The Wapping Streets
- Isambard Kingdon Brunel, Ships, Bones And Bad Breath
Previously in Greenwich