Louise Bryning
Mirador Arts
12 October 2024
Take a seat under a hairdryer with a difference in Blackpool this autumn and be transported back to the era of rock ‘n’ roll.
Created by sound artist, Dan Fox, from original Sixties hairdryers, Voices from the Hood is the latest element of Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution, a Lancashire-based celebration of teenage culture of the Fifties and Sixties.
Visitors can take a comfy seat on one of the three period chairs and instead of having their hair dried, they can choose to listen to classic hits and the memories of local people who were teenagers during that time.
While ‘under the dryers’ visitors can also read a magazine explaining more about the project and listing the choice of tracks.
Voices from the Hood, which is free, is currently at Stanley Park Visitor Centre until October 24 and then will appear at Blackpool Central Library until November 20 when it will be a part of the finale celebration of Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.
Blackpool and Lytham St Annes were the birthplace of the distinctive British jukebox produced by the Ditchburn Equipment company.
Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution project, is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players; Arts Council England, the Granada Foundation and Garfield Weston Foundation.