The Sea Band
Lineup
Melodeon
Concertina
Vocals
Fiddle Cello
Melodeon
Vocals
Clarinets
Recorders
Euphonium
To contact The Sea Band phone Alan on 07815605540 or email info@theseaband.co.uk
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Fiddle,Viola
Formed
in
2017,
The
Sea
Band
is
a
rip-roaring
and
colourful
combination
of
well-established
and
virtuosic
traditional
singers
and
musicians
based
on
the
River
Severn
on
the
English/Welsh
Borders
and
the
River
Vilaine
in
Western
Brittany.
Their
long
term
love
affair
with
the
sea
and
the
songs
and
music
of
Europe’s
North
Atlantic
Seaboard,
create
performances
rich
in
musicianship,
character,
passion
and
humour.
The
band’s
mix
of
songs
and
fast
paced
jigs
and
reels
has
proved
popular
with
festival
audiences
across
Europe.
In
July
2020
we
launched
a
second
album
“Tall
Ships
and
Taller
Tales“
and
in
2022
are
booked
for
festivals
in
France,
Holland, and England, so look out for a Sea Band performance near you!
Pampol Festival Du Chant de Marin
Brittany 2nd to 4th August 2019
Zuiderzeemuseum Maritieme Festival Holland 10th to 11th August 2019 Great Yarmouth Maritime FestivalUK 7th- 8th September 2019
Giethoorn Folk and Shanty Festival
Holland 29th June- 1st July 2018
Douarnenez Temps Fete
Brittany 25th- 29th July 2018
Langesund International Shanty Festival
Norway 2nd - 4th june 2017
Les Trente Ans de la Cancalaise
Brittany 23rd - 25th June 2017
Vents de Vilaine Festival
Brittany 30th June - 2nd July 2017
Port Guillaume Fetes de la Mer
Normandy 12th August 2017
Vliegende Hollander Festival
Netherlands 1st- 3rd September 2017
Les Bordees de Cancale
Brittany 6th - 8th Oct 2017
Sea Band Festivals in 2022
Escale a Sete
Occitanie 12th April to 18th April
Fécamp Grand'Escale. Normandy 2022
29th June to 3 July
Fêtes Maritimes de Douarnenez.
Brittany July 14th to July 17th
Zuiderzeemuseum, Enkhuizen
Netherlands 13th to 14th August
International Folk & Seasongs Festival
Bie Daip Appingedam Netherlands
25th to 28th August
Some Previous Festival Gigs
Alan Lamb Dave Jolly Penny McCarthy Richard Heacock
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£12 including postage
Fecamp Grand’Escale 2022 concert one
Fecamp Grand’Escale 2022 concert two
Enkhuizen a concert in the Drommedaris
Sea Band Festivals in 2022
Escale a Sete
Occitanie 12th April to 18th April
Fécamp Grand'Escale. Normandy 2022
29th June to 3 July
Fêtes Maritimes de Douarnenez.
Brittany July 14th to July 17th
Zuiderzeemuseum, Enkhuizen
Netherlands 13th to 14th August
International Folk & Seasongs Festival
Bie Daip Appingedam Netherlands
25th to 28th August
The
Sea Band
To contact The Sea Band phone Alan on
or email info@theseaband.co.uk
Penny McCarthy
Clarinet, Vocals, Renaissance Recorders, Euphonium, Vocals,
Penny started playing traditional music on the clarinet with her family as a girl,
touring in England, France and Belgium. A period at the University of Rennes and
membership of the Circle Celtique de Rennes led to a study of Breton traditional
music and Penny also collected many tunes from old players in the Vendee and
Auvergne in the 1970s. In conjunction with Folk South West Penny founded Live
Wires, a community music project working with young musicians in the West
Country to raise the profile of musical traditions in the region.
Penny is originally from the port city of Liverpool.
The Musicians
The Sea Band’s home ports
are on two of Europes great rivers,
the Severn in Western England
and the Vilaine in Brittany.
Alan Lamb
Melodeon, fiddle and cello, vocals
Alan’s
discography
includes
two
albums
with
the
Late
Night
Band,
tracks
on
the
album
“English
Fiddle
Players”
and
albums
with
Cliff
Stapleton,
Rod
Stradling,
Agnes
Burnell,
Chris
Wood
and
Andy
Turner.
He
also
features
in
the
Anglo/French
melodeon
tune
book
“Liasons
Diatoniques”
along
with
Andy
Cutting, Marc Peron, Frederic Paris and Bruno le Tron.
Most
recently
he
can
be
seen
in
a
periwig
playing
dance
music
for
the
BBC’s
epic Cornish series “Poldark”.
Alan
was
born
in
Ireland
and
as
a
young
man
farmed
and
dredged
for
oysters
on
the
west
coat
of
Galway.
The
family
has
had
a
fiddle
player
in
every
generation
back
to
1740.
Alan
lives
with
his
growing
collection
of
old
wooden
boats on the River Severn.
Dave Jolly
Melodeon, Concertina, Vocals
Dave has established a considerable reputation in England and France for his
unique interpretations of sea songs, shanties and traditional music. His bands
have included Guernsey shanty group Jenkin’s Ear, the English dance band Stocai
with Chris Walshaw and Cliff Stapleton, and the trio Gentlemen’s Relish.
Recordings include atwo albumswith Stocai and a well-received solo Album “By
Land and Sea”. Dave lives on the river Vilaine in Brittany.
01746 712289
The Sea Band
Formed
in
2017,
The
Sea
Band
is
a
rip-
roaring
and
colourful
combination
of
well-
established
and
virtuosic
traditional
singers
and
musicians
based
on
the
River
Severn
on
the
English/Welsh
Borders
and
the
River
Vilaine
in
Western
Brittany.
Their
long
term
love
affair
with
the
sea
and
the
songs
and
music
of
Europe’s
North
Atlantic
Seaboard,
create
performances
rich
in
musicianship,
character,
passion
and
humour.
The
band’s
mix
of
songs
and
fast
paced
jigs
and
reels
has
proved
popular
with
festival
audiences
across
Europe.
In
July
2020
we
have
launched
a
second
album
“Tall
Ships
and
Taller
Tales“
and
in
2021
are
booked
for
festivals
in
France,
Holland,
and
England,
so
look
out
for
a
Sea Band performance near you!
Clarinets
Recorders
Euphonium
Fiddle,Viola
Melodeon
Concertina
Vocals
Fiddle Cello
Melodeon
Vocals
Penny McCarthy Richard Heacock
Lineup
Tall Ships and Taller Tales Video
Some short tracks from the Album
If you enjoy the taster video you
can buy the album by clicking below
£10 including postage
Videos of recent concerts
Pampol Festival Du Chant de Marin
Brittany 2nd to 4th August 2019
Zuiderzeemuseum Maritieme Festival Holland 10th to 11th August 2019 Great Yarmouth Maritime FestivalUK 7th- 8th September 2019
Giethoorn Folk and Shanty Festival
Holland 29th June- 1st July 2018
Douarnenez Temps Fete
Brittany 25th- 29th July 2018
Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival
UK 8th- 9th September 2018
Langesund International Shanty Festival
Norway 2nd - 4th june 2017
Les Trente Ans de la Cancalaise
Brittany 23rd - 25th June 2017
Vents de Vilaine Festival
Brittany 30th June - 2nd July 2017
Port Guillaume Fetes de la Mer
Normandy 12th August 2017
Vliegende Hollander Festival
Netherlands 1st- 3rd September 2017
Les Bordees de Cancale
Brittany 6th - 8th Oct 2017
Some Previous Festival Gigs
Richard Heacock
Fiddle, Vocals
A founder member of Boldwood, Richard played fiddle and viola on their album
“Feet, Don’t Fail Me Now,” and with The Warleggan Village Band, on their Album
“Haste to the dance”. Richard can be seen playing dance music with Alan for the
BBC’s epic Cornish series “Poldark”. Other ventures have included a regular duo at
Halsey Manor with Paul Hutchinson and the Anglo Breton Dance Band The Andro Sisters.
As a composer he has written music for The National Theatre and has worked extensively
for the BBC. He wrote the music for Tony Robinson's "The Worst Jobs in History"! (Channel 4)