Music hall's Victorian revival takes library back to 'the good old days'

Vintage Victorian music hall tunes have been brought back to life this week in a series of historic performances more than a century in the making.

- by Andrew Hutchinson

The corridors of Leeds Central Library are being filled with the sounds of once-popular ballads which last entertained audiences in the city's theatres and concert venues at the turn of the 19th century.

The performances are part of the library's celebrations for Heritage Open Days and come after an appeal was launched to find contemporary musicians willing to take on the challenge of playing some of the library's vast collection of classics.

The library received a huge response and selected 12 talented pianists and vocalists to help with recitals in the newly-refurbished music library.