Woodmead Halls Lyme Regis : : 23rd and 24th March 2024

Link to workshop and performance videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1YuVCuISjY&list=PLq0remu2Gm31vJ5dpeqVdrooDeUselI4d

Lyme Bay Moonrakers (LBM), a Lyme Regis community shanty group, partners with composer Marc Yeats and videographer David Rogers of Electric Backroom Studio (EBS) to compose five contemporary vocal pieces that reimagine traditional sea shanties.

Developed with LBM, Marc’s shanties will extend vocal and performance skills through a weekend of fun musical exploration. Workshops are free and open to anyone, regardless of experience. Along with LBM, members of other local choirs will be invited to participate.

Events culminate in two live performances: at the Woodmead Halls, Lyme Regis and through ‘pop-up’ performances around the town, presenting the old and new shanties to audiences.

Performances will be documented and presented as video and audio recordings for later online sharing. All-day workshops will occur at Woodmead Halls on the 23rd and 24th March 2024.

An open call for voices (no singing experience necessary) and complete details for participation will be released through social media, local vocal networks and online here in January 2024.