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The Motley Crew Sea Shantymen Matinee Special (Colchester Arts Centre)

Singing shanties and songs of the sea out of Brightlingsea, Essex.

Long, long ago, a group of likeminded chaps hit on the idea of singing sea shanties for fun. Despite it being a late night at the yacht club, most remembered the idea the day after and thus The Motley Crew was born.

From there they?ve gone on to sing at fetes, smack and barge matches, regattas, dinners, weddings, parties, shop openings and numerous other events. Highlights include performing at the London Marathon, the Cutty Sark, the Harwich International Shanty Festival, and the Colchester Oyster Feast. They also get together at Christmas to sing traditional wassail carols, too.

They?ve supported lots of charities over the years, but their main charity is the RNLI (as most of them sail, they figure it's a good investment) and they?ve raised thousands of pounds for this worthy cause.

They don?t take theirselves too seriously. Audiences appreciate their robust, light-hearted style and so long as everyone all enjoy themselves and the RNLI gets a few more well-deserved pennies out of their efforts, that?s all that matters.

Click here https://youtu.be/AM00wYwdwk0 John Kanaka 2 sung by the Motley Crew

Motley Crew on BBC Breakfast June 4, 2021 click here :- https://youtu.be/6Hjw7QY_wvs Get That Jab and Go

This show is Unreserved Seating.


For all enquiries / disabled bookings, please call the Box Office on 01256 416384.

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Colchester Arts Centre - the little church with the big attitude deep in the heart of Essex.
Well that's how we describe it anyway. It sort of works, it at least gives a flavour of what we're about.

Because just how do you describe a venue that can put children's entertainer Palfi the Clown on, on the same day as Cradle of Filth?
Where a Farmer's Market in the morning becomes a comedy club in the evening, where folk enthusiasts can sit happily knitting (and they do!) in the exact same spot a ferocious mosh pit of teenage dancing takes place the following night?

And where the beautiful historic architecture of St Mary's Church dating back over a thousand years, plays host to some of the newest comics, most modern choreographers, some of the coolest DJ's and some of the freshest talent in Britain.

Over the years we've promoted Coldplay, Eddie Izzard, Graham Norton, Harry Hill, Catherine Tate, Jo Brand, The Libertines, Ash, The Killers, The Strokes, Phill Jupitus, Mick Jones, Bill Bailey, Jack Dee, Count Arthur Strong - all before anyone had ever heard of them of course - plus the likes of jazz legend Ronnie Scott and even the late lamented and much loved Brian Johnston the cricket commentator.

Our passion to present new work bring great bands and comics to Colchester burns more brightly than ever. Our business is all about fresh ideas, new acts, new art forms and vibrant new ways of working. We can't stand still. We embrace the new, the quirky the original and yes, the surreal.

Church Street,

Colchester,

Essex,

England,

CO1 1NF.

01206 500 900