The Stories Behind The Songs; Art Deco
Kate Garner
- Regions:
- South East, Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, London
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- professional
- Fee:
- Paid
- Category:
- Entertainment
- Updated:
- 6th August 2026
Join Kate at the piano, authentically dressed, for this fascinating songs & stories show about the music makers and movers & shakers of the Art Deco era. Kate Garner, song historian & ambassador of ‘The Art Deco Society UK’, sings songs from the 1920s & 30s and looks at how this sophisticated era shaped popular culture throughout the subsequent decades - from a Clarice Cliff teapot to the TV shows we loved like ‘Poirot’ & ‘Downton Abbey’. From the sophisticated tunes of Noel Coward to the elegance of the Great American Songbook gems, Kate celebrates this era with great aplomb!
Views: 16 | Enquiries: 0About Kate Garner
Kate Garner is a pianist/Singer/Songwriter and Song historian. As presenter of the award winning TV series ‘The Stories Behind The Songs’ Kate Garner specializes in fascinating talks, which she presents at the piano with songs! Kate was recently the guest of Jools Holland on his BBC radio show and played live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘D-Day 80 Concert’. She recently performed a selection of her speaker music presentations on the SAGA Cruise ship 'The Spirit Of Adventure'. Kate is the daughter of the legendary Chas Hodges of ‘Chas & Dave’ and has a vast knowledge of old songs and their history from Parlour songs, Music Hall, Wartime singalong and the 1920s and 30s.
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