Sea Folk Sing
Performing 'Never Again' at The Historic Dockyard Chatham - Sea Folk Sing (2018). Credit: Hope Fitzgerald
Sea Folk Sing is a choral production in North Kent, commissioned by Ideas Test and produced by SparkedEcho, which aims to involve more older people in the arts to improve health and wellbeing.
Now in its second year, 2019 is set to explore the theme of sea folklore in Kent under the title The Changing of the Tide. It will be programmed as a series of music workshops, new commissioned songs and ambitious site-specific performances.
In 2018, the project delivered a powerful and immersive music experience performed by older people in North Kent, and incorporated music and lyrics written by participants who attended creative workshops earlier in the year.
Never Again by Kent composer Emily Peasgood, and inspired by stories from the First World War, was sung by 30 local singers on the train route between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea during Remembrance Sunday on 11th November.
Sea Folk Sing is supported by the Celebrating Age programme, funded jointly by Arts Council England and The Baring Foundation with further funding from Kent County Council, Optivo and Involving Medway. The performances in 2018 were a partnership with Kent Community Rail Partnership, The Historic Dockyard Chatham and Medway Council.
Now in its second year, 2019 is set to explore the theme of sea folklore in Kent under the title The Changing of the Tide. It will be programmed as a series of music workshops, new commissioned songs and ambitious site-specific performances.
In 2018, the project delivered a powerful and immersive music experience performed by older people in North Kent, and incorporated music and lyrics written by participants who attended creative workshops earlier in the year.
Never Again by Kent composer Emily Peasgood, and inspired by stories from the First World War, was sung by 30 local singers on the train route between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea during Remembrance Sunday on 11th November.
Sea Folk Sing is supported by the Celebrating Age programme, funded jointly by Arts Council England and The Baring Foundation with further funding from Kent County Council, Optivo and Involving Medway. The performances in 2018 were a partnership with Kent Community Rail Partnership, The Historic Dockyard Chatham and Medway Council.
