Carnaby Echoes investigates the musical history of Carnaby, over a 100-year period from the opening of Murray’s club in Beak Street in 1913, up to the present day. Artist Lucy Harrison reveals hidden stories behind the music heritage of the Carnaby area. From 1930s jazz clubs such as Florence Mills Social Parlour, to the introduction of ska by Count Suckle and Duke Vin at the Roaring Twenties Club in the 1960s, Harrison connects the sounds, stories and characters to a series of embedded commemorative plaques placed at key points on the estate and linked to film and audio interviews accessed via a website. A downloadable walking tour app provides audio of contributors including Boy George and Dynamo who are brought back to buildings that hold significant musical memories for them. A pop-up store brought the entire archive collection into one place.
