Changing Tunes: Music Through Time

17th to 25th February 2024

Join us for a marvellous music-themed event! Sing and dance the week away with a whole host of live music, from brass bands in The 1900s Town park bandstand and traditional tunes in The 1900s Pit Village to Skiffle in the 1950s welfare hall.

  • In The 1900s Town, call into the Masonic Hall for a music lesson before visiting Miss Smith the music teacher in her home on Ravensworth Terrace to hear recordings of 1900s music.
  • On Tuesday, 20th, Wednesday, 21st and Thursday, 22nd February, join us in The 1900s Pit Village chapel for a community singalong of local mining songs.
  • Get crafty and make your own paper record in our 1950s welfare hall, and see just how much music technology has changed over the years with a display from the museum’s collection of music objects through time – this exhibition is sure to be a dance down memory lane.

Musical Performance Times:

Saturday, 17th

  • 1820s Pockerley Old Hall – Georgian tunes, throughout the day
  • 1900s Pit Village – Fellside Brass (brass quintet), school, 10am-12pm
  • 1900s Pit Village – Kiddars Luck, band hall, 11.30am-2.30pm
  • 1940s Farm – Northumbrian Piper, 11am-2pm
  • 1950s Spain’s Field Farm – The Ran Tanners, throughout the day

Sunday, 18th

  • 1820s Pockerley Old Hall – Georgian tunes, throughout the day
  • 1900s Pit Village – The Cloth Cap Temperence Band, band hall, 11.30am-2.30pm
  • 1900s Town – Off Key Music, park bandstand, 12.30-2.30pm
  • 1940s Farm – Northumbrian Piper, 11am-2pm
  • 1950s Spain’s Field Farm – The Ran Tanners, throughout the day
  • 1950s welfare hall – Long Tall Mama band, 11am-11.45am and 12-12.45pm
  • 1950s welfare hall – Beamish Choir, 1pm and 2pm

Monday, 19th

  • 1820s Pockerley Old Hall – Georgian tunes, throughout the day
  • 1940s Orchard Cottage – Singalong by the piano

Tuesday, 20th

  • 1820s Pockerley Old Hall – Georgian tunes and clog dancing, throughout the day
  • 1900s Pit Village – North East mining folk songs, chapel, 11am
  • 1940s Farm – Accordion music, throughout the day
  • 1950s welfare hall – Lou Coul soloist, 11am-12pm and 12.15-1pm

Wednesday, 21st

  • 1820s Pockerley Old Hall – Georgian tunes, throughout the day
  • 1900s Pit Village – North East mining folk songs, chapel, 11am

Thursday, 22nd

  • 1820s Pockerley Old Hall – Georgian tunes and clog dancing, throughout the day
  • 1900s Pit Village – North East mining folk songs, chapel, 11am
  • 1940s Farm – Accordion music, throughout the day

Friday, 23rd

  • 1820s Pockerley Old Hall – Georgian tunes, throughout the day

Saturday, 24th

  • 1900s Pit Village – The Mild Rovers, band hall, 11.30am-2.30pm
  • 1940s Farm – Accordion music, throughout the day
  • 1950s welfare hall – Hartlepool Ukulele Group, 11.15am-12pm, 1.15-2pm and 2.15-3pm

Sunday, 25th

  • 1820s Pockerley Old Hall – Georgian tunes, throughout the day
  • 1900s Pit Village – Beamish Choir, chapel, 1pm and 2pm
  • 1900s Pit Village – Fellside Brass (brass quintet), school, 1-3pm
  • 1900s Town – Off Key Music, park bandstand, 12.30-2.30pm
  • 1950s welfare hall – Beamish Ukulele Group, 11am-11.30am, 1.30-2pm and 2.30-3.30pm
  • 1950s welfare hall – Hop, Skiffle and Jump, 12-1pm

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Changing Tunes: Music Through Time is included in admission price and is free for Beamish Unlimited Pass holders and Friends of Beamish members, pay once and visit free for a year!

Beamish reserves the right to alter events, activities, facilities, operations and opening times without prior notice.