In 1665 a box of laundry was brought to Eyam by a traveller. The laundry was found to be infested with fleas, and the epidemic started! 80% of the people died here and there could have been a terrible outbreak in Derbyshire had the village not had a courageous rector called William Mompesson. He persuaded the villagers not to flee the village and so spread the infection, but to stay until the plague had run its course. His wife was one of the many victims and her tomb can be seen in Eyam church.
Mompesson preached in the open air during the time of the plague, on a rock in a dell, now called Cucklett Church. Every year a Commemorative Service is held on the last Sunday in August in the dell where he preached. During their 'siege' the villagers dropped money for provisions into a well so as not to spread the infection on the coins.
MojoKings play The Boundary in Norwich Saturday 20th December.
Lead by original Shakeout guitar man, Paul Scoulding, this will be the debut of the MojoKings in Norwich. Along with his 2 brothers, Marty and Rich Scoulding, Paul and co made Shakeout a real force to be reckoned with on the 90's psycho/neo scene...
"Now back with his new band, along with Lee Payne and Scotty Roberts, Mojokings have become one of the most popular bands on the rockabilly scene. They blend rockabilly/garage/trash/punk perfectly together to create a sound entirely their own, a sound that is now being copied by other bands on the citcuit.
MojoKings debut album, 'Got The Devil In Me', has sold in large numbers all over the world and even earned the band a 2008 Indy Awards nomination! Not band for a bunch of rockabilly's eh??"
s/e/l/l/o/t/a/p/e/ LIVE & correcto (glasgow) & blackspring djs & it's vikisellotape's birthday @ LIMBO voodoo rooms, edinburgh (formerly the cafe royal behind murder king (woops burger king)) s/e/l/l/o/t/a/p/e on stage 21:15 fresh popcorn made live on stage around 21:30 message your name to be put on our £3 guestlist PARTYPOPCORNMAYHEM come get sticky with us x
sellotape live at the hive wednesday 5th september tomorrow early show 7pm - 10pm it's a charity gig for peeps in sudan or summit £5 / £3 other bands are playing too motion gallery and the electric ghosts we're playing 2nd... hope to see y'all there xXx
In 1665 a box of laundry was brought to Eyam by a traveller. The laundry was found to be infested with fleas, and the epidemic started! 80% of the people died here and there could have been a terrible outbreak in Derbyshire had the village not had a courageous rector called William Mompesson. He persuaded the villagers not to flee the village and so spread the infection, but to stay until the plague had run its course. His wife was one of the many victims and her tomb can be seen in Eyam church.
Mompesson preached in the open air during the time of the plague, on a rock in a dell, now called Cucklett Church. Every year a Commemorative Service is held on the last Sunday in August in the dell where he preached. During their 'siege' the villagers dropped money for provisions into a well so as not to spread the infection on the coins.
