Gavin Atkin's weblog for the sort of people who like looking inside boat sheds. It's about old boats, traditional boats, boat building, restoration, the sea and the North Kent Coast
Tonight, I think it’s time for a couple more sea songs from the great Keith Kendrick. The Lowlands of Holland is from his latest CD on the Wildgoose label Songs from the Derbyshire Coast; it’s not a shanty, but a forebitter and designed for a much more contemplative purpose. The second, South Australia from the … Continue reading “More great songs from Keith Kendrick and friends”
I’ve just learned this is going off this weekend – and that it will include our pals Sylvia Needham and Keith Kendrick performing and running a sea shanty workshop, a fascinating looking talk about historical maps of the Folkestone area, a lecture on our changing coast, and another on the life that the sea contains and … Continue reading “Folkestone SALT sea and the environment festival is this weekend”
In the 1840s, the race to discover the fabled North-West Passage gripped the public imagination. The Unknown Land is an original play by Caroline Small for one actor and many characters. It is said to be a compelling tale of extreme survival from a time before radio communication and specialised polar equipment that includes the … Continue reading “The Unknown Land – a play about arctic exploration, at the Arden Theatre, Faversham on the 28th March”