Joanna's Whimsical Life: From walking and talking to singing in public!

Sunday, 27 November 2016

From walking and talking to singing in public!

I am so pleased to share with you more fruits of the Ealing Walking, Talking and Exploring Group project.

Now learn about Magdalena Dobrzynska's recital at The Tate South Lambeth Library, some twenty years since her last public appearance, mind you! Her voice is very relaxing and good to listen to and the songs she chose were mostly new to me. Many were poems by Agata Budzynska, a very talented poetess and singer who died young.

Probably I wouldn't have met Magda if she hadn't started coming on our tours. Equipped with a good camera, she always takes great pictures, but yesterday she was to be photographed. That's not her only talent. When we became Facebook friends, I heard her sing for friends. Then I thought of recommending her to Marta Sordyl of Poles Connect who had organised the Lambeth event and invited our group to do the tour in their area. It was so nice to listen to Magda live. My guess is you will be able to see her on stage at POSK next month!:-)

No comments:

Post a Comment

Next walks

Click here to check the details of my upcoming walk

More Details...

COME & EXPLORE OAK TOWN

Saturday March 9^th 2019, 1-3 pm

£10pp

Let's meet at 1 pm outside Acton Central Station, which splits the pretty Churchfield Road into two, and walk through Acton Park entering the same way as the annual Acton Carnival procession has entered the park over the recent years.

On the way we will see a brand new school and talk about the Goldsmiths’ Guild, the major benefactors of this part of the former London borough. We shall cross the east west through road, here known as The Vale heading towards Southfields Recreation Grounds which is situated on one of four ancient fields in Acton. The council bought in 1908 from Wilkinson Sword Co. who during World War 1 manufactured over two million bayonets on site.

Then we will stop to see St Peter’s Church which is especially popular with the Italian community and continue towards the long and curved Acton Lane to leave it soon for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Next we will make our way towards the same east west road which here uses the name of Acton High Street. We shall see more interesting edifices and ponder over the history of Berrymead Priory which was not really a priory. We will visit the newly open Arch Climbing Wall Centre. There will be some surprises on the way too! We will end up at The West London Trade Union Club and you are welcome to stay on and chill out over a drink but bring some food with you or buy some on the way. It's still £10 pp only, mind you!