Overview
Kelp! is a small, eclectic group of men from Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck who have discovered the pleasure of singing traditional sailors’ songs and raising money of good causes.
They share a love of the sea and a re drawn from a common background of local sailors lifeboat volunteers and friends.
Whilst Kelp! have more than 300 years of experience, most of it has nothing to do with singing shanties, or songs of the sea. Neither do they have any formal training or coaching, which is reflected in the authentic delivery of their working songs, ballads and duets which takes the audience back to tough times at sea and wild times in port. Increasingly popular at local events over recent years, Kelp! has a wide appeal to young and old, their raw enthusiasm always proves infectious.