George Chirgwin

G. H. Chirgwin (born George Chirgwin, 13 December 1854 – 14 November 1922) was a British music hall comedian, singer and instrumentalist, billed as "the White-Eyed Kaffir", a black face minstrel act. Born in the Seven Dials area of London, he was one of four children of a circus clown, of Cornish descent. He first appeared with other family members in the Chirgwin Family troupe in 1861, when they imitated touring minstrel shows. The family became regular music hall performers, until 1868 when George Chirgwin first appeared as a solo act, singing "Come Home, Father" in a summer engagement at Margate. Born simply George Chirgwin, he took the initials G. H. in his stage name from those of G. H. MacDermott, but in later life sometimes used the name George Henry Chirgwin.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played Chirgwin's track, 'The Jocular Joker', for the Peelenium 1909. No other tracks from the artist seemed to have been played by Peel according to available tracklistings on this site.
==Shows Played==
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*03 June 1999: The Jocular Joker (Peelenium 1909)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists