Peter Falconer

This piece contains fragments of 'The Burning of the Kirky Lee', a song about the 1867 distruction of the houseboat of that name belonging to Seaton Snook resident John Wills, also known as Timon of the Tees.

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Many in the town accused the local cocklewomen of the act, but this was entirely without basis, and Wills himself - who died the following year - never made such accusations.

 

For more information, visit www.seatonsnook.com

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Adapted from Fatto è meglio che perfetto (2023)