presented by The Silver Darlings and Mike Warner
Running time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm including interval
Suitable for all
charity. comedy. family. live music. opera. play. poetry. storytelling.
The Silver Darlings are an all-female sea shanty crew hailing from Southend-on-Sea in Essex. They sing shanties, songs of the sea and ditties nautical. They love the story-telling aspect to shanty-singing and are passionately committed to ensuring that these songs remain in the public domain and are not lost at sea. Having performed both nationally and internationally, these girls actively encourage audience participation and never fail to bring the shanty party.
Mike Warner is a consultant seafood writer, storyteller and artisan fishmonger. Mike grew up close to Felixstowe Ferry, on the Suffolk Heritage Coast where he developed a profound love of the sea, the fishing industry and a deep-seated passion and affinity for seafood.
In more recent years, Mike has embedded himself in the UK fishing industry, to learn from the coalface and connect the producer to the consumer via ’Net to Plate’ storytelling.
He is an active member of the Guild of Food Writers and his blog ‘A Passion for Seafood’ was twice shortlisted in the Guild’s prestigious yearly awards.
Mike also advises chefs, hospitality, consumers, industry and the media on British seafood sustainability.