Thursday, May 15, 2025
Peterloo remembered: Sean Cooney’s haunting folk chronicle of resistance and remembrance
By Dave McNally
A new play about the Peterloo massacre took centre stage at Manchester Folk Festival
L-R: Sam Carter, Sean Cooney and Eliza Carthy performing Peter’s Field (photo: Mike Ainscoe)
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