Uploading the videos from Solstice Shorts 2019, Time & Tide, continues.

We made a point of curating the sea shanties against particular poems/ stories. The connection here is superstitions.

Poem Arrival by Valerie Bence, read by Carrie Cohen

with song Scarborough Street by Chip Wilson, sung by  London Sea Shanty Collective

This song is part of LSSC’s new Shanty Opera, The Earl de Grey: a Hull Folk Opera you can be part of the audience on 22nd February atThe Mildmay Club, in Stoke Newington. Get your ticket here

Many of the stories and poems were read at more than one of the venues, so there will be an opportunity to compare and contrast readings.

Limited edition illustrated book of the material available now only from our webshop or from our events .

We are aiming to get BSL translations of some of the material, and this will also be on the website in about March, to coincide with the launch of the bookshop version of the book.