After the release of the Sea Son Sessions album on Topic Records and a mini tour by ship last year, Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman & Jack Rutter head inland this time around – they will be reunited once more for a short run of live dates in September 2023 at Exmouth, Bexhill, Clevedon and Lyme Regis (see details and ticket links below).
As mentioned in David Pratt’s album review, which you can read here, the seed for the album came in 2021 when they were asked to prepare an evening of sea-related songs for the Folkestone Festival. Sea Song Sessions featured 13 tracks, in the main traditional broadsides, ballads and shanties, with the odd new composition and more recent song. As David said, it’s the freshness and originality with which this talented collective re-interprets those folk standards and breathed new life into such classics that made this such an entertaining album.
Recorded for live for BBC Spotlight:
Sea Song Sessions Live Dates – September 2023
Wed 13 – Exmouth, Exmouth Pavilion – Tickets
Thu 14 – Bexhill, De La Warr Pavilion – Tickets
Wed 27 – Clevedon, Princes Hall – Tickets
Thu 28 – Lyme Regis, Marine Theatre – Tickets
Order the album here: https://seasongsessions.lnk.to/album