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Some music here, from the Holyhead event. Across, by Fiona & Gorwell Owen, and Storm by Tagaradr
Limited edition illustrated book of the material available now only from our webshop or from our events. The official trade version will be availabel from 21st March 2020
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We made a point of curating the sea shanties against particular poems/ stories. But we finished with this one to send people off skipping…
Nelson’s Blood sung by London Sea Shanty Collective who are performing a shanty opera written by Chip Wilson THIS SATURDAY (Tomorrow) the first show (7pm) sold out so they’ve added another later in the evening, (8.45pm) but people may be transfering tickets, so there could be tickets for either.
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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.
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We made a point of curating the sea shanties against particular poems/ stories. Here is one of those: poem Of Grainne ni Mhaille by Thomas Tyrrell read at Greenwich by Katy Darby
and Skipper Girls, a great tune given new life with new words sung by London Sea Shanty Collective
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!
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.
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We made a point of curating the sea shanties against particular poems/ stories. Here is one of those: poem Church Mary Sounds the Sea by Jenny Mitchell read at Greenwich by Grace Cookey-Gam
with songs, Black Sheep (trad)
and The Slaves Lament by Robert Burns sung by London Sea Shanty Collective
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!
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.
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Here is our first piece of music, Migrants performed by singer/songwriter, Kevan Taplin, BSL interpretation by Paul Michaels.
Limited edition illustrated book of the material available now from our webshop or events only.
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.
It’s Twelfth Night, the official end to the festive season, so to mark the occasion here are all the videos from the London session of the Solstice Shorts Festival
Ian Kennedy & Sarah Lloyd, Herald the Noon
Precarious, by Michelle Penn
Still No Name by Marika Josef
High Noon by Marka Rifat read by Carrie Cohen
Noon Son by Alison Lock read by Grace Cookey-Gam
A Vampire at Noon by Patience Mackarness read by Marika Josef
Ian Grosz An Autumn Noon, read by Michelle Penn
Ian Kennedy & Sarah Lloyd Green Broom
Toast Crumbs by Karen Boissonneault-Gauthier read by Marika Joseph
Arthur Streeton Advises his Students by Mandy Macdonald, read by Michelle Penn
I am Not Beautiful at Noon by Elinor Brooks read by Grace Cookey-Gam
Under the L by Liam Hogan read by Carrie Cohen
Mad Dogs and Englishmen by Laila Sumpton read by Grace Cookey-Gam
These poems and stories, and those performed at our other venues will be published on March 21st 2019, in the book, NOON which you can preorder now
Fiona and Gorwel Owen sing Y Gwydd
BSL interpreted by Ffranses Wharton-Faraut
The unpublished poems and stories from these events are in the forthcoming anthology Dusk.
You can buy the book, and the ebook only from us now! Not in shops until June
The Story Republicans perform Padstow Farewell
for DUSK at Redruth
BSL interpreted by Debbie Harvey
The unpublished poems and stories from these events are in the forthcoming anthology Dusk.
You can buy the book, and the ebook only from us now! Not in shops until June
We are short listing the songs received for Dusk, and because of the geographical element we are short of songs for the following areas: Inverness, Birmingham, Lancaster, Rossendale, Nottingham, Redruth, possibly London, possibly Barnstaple.
So if anyone is, or knows a singer/songwriter, or a folk singer or a community choir, in those areas who might have a suitable traditional or original song in their repertoire, please alert them to our need!