Sea Folk Sing is an Ideas Test and SparkedEcho production, exploring North Kent’s maritime and folklore history through singing. It is generously funded by Arts Council England, The Baring Foundation, Optivo, Kent County Council and Involving Medway.
Production Team 2020
Lucy Medhurst, Ideas Test – Executive Producer
Kevin Grist & Janet Moore, SparkedEcho – Producers
Sarah Davies, Ideas Test – Project Coordinator
2020 Artists & Collaborators
Debbie Sowter, Choral Leader
Bob Carling, Music Leader
Mona Whitton, Event Artist
Anil Sebastian, Songwriter
Lucky Moyo, Songwriter
Naomi Bedford and Paul Simmonds, Songwriters
Production Team 2019
Lucy Medhurst, Ideas Test – Executive Producer
Kevin Grist & Janet Moore, SparkedEcho – Producers
Sarah Davies, Ideas Test – Project Coordinator
2019 Artists & Collaborators
Debbie Sowter, Choral Leader
Bob Carling, Music Leader
Mona Whitton, Event Artist
Anil Sebastian, Songwriter
Lucky Moyo, Songwriter
Naomi Bedford and Paul Simmonds, Songwriters
2018 Artists & Collaborators
Tania Holland-Williams – Artistic Director
Emily Peasgood – Composer ‘Never Again’
2018 Workshop Leaders
Naomi Bedford and Paul Simmonds, Songwriters
Bela Emerson – Orchestral Music
Kevin Grist – Live Looping
Liz Hayward – Sound Art
Jane Pitt – Sound Art
Evaluation Team
Trish Vella-Burrows – Evaluator
Rona Hodges – University of the Third Age, Area Coordinator
Helen West – University of the Third Age
Steering Group
Robyn Goldsmith – Arts Development, Medway Council
Justin Aggett – Sheppey Matters
Simon Baker – Age UK
Paivi Seppala – LV21
Jane Howard – Medway Voluntary Action
Chris White – Swale CVS
Christine Chetwood – wHoo Cares
Stephen Innis – Optivo
Chris Chedzey – Chatham Historic Dockyard
