Folk Bands and Artists
The Cable Street Rag Band
Old-time, hot jazz, ragtime, swing and blues specialists The Cable Street Rag Band, a five piece featuring Ewan Bleach, Dakota Jim and Louisa Jones (Whiskey Moonface) play the lovely independent pub The Crown on Lavender Hill in Battersea. There´s good food, good beer, comfy sofas, and it´s free entry. The Cable Street Rag Band will play two live sets featuring the music of The Washboard Rhythm Kings, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams, Sidney Bechet, Jelly-Roll Morton, Lucille Bogan, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, The Harlem Hamfats The Memphis Jug Band, and more.