International River Mersey Festival
June 2019
The
Mersey River Festival is a fantastic event with many forms of free live
Entertainment,
held
at The Liverpool Waterfront And The Royal Albert Dock.
I
was unable to depict all of the events due to health reasons.
Subject
matters photographed included Indian cultural Dance and Music, Irish Sea Shanty’s
being sung from a ship, as well as other aspects of song, dance and Street
Theatre.
The
events popularity, setting (Liverpool) and venue (The Royal Albert Dock) will
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Irish Culture
Kimbers Men Perform Irish Sea Shanties
The River Festival crowds were thoroughly entertained
by Kimber’s Men.
They have appeared at Festivals in Ostende,
Appingedam, Portmagee, Portsoy, Fano in Denmark, and all over the UK. Featured
twice on Sunday brunch for Channel 4 ,they also starred in the BBC2 and BBC4
production of Sea Songs, with Gareth Malone; the latter being the most viewed
programme of the year, on BBC 4.
Kimber’s Men possess probably the finest bass
singer on the British folk scene today, in John Bromley. John has been singing
folk songs since he was sixteen and has sung in several folk bands and is a
solo artist. John plays guitar, whistle and bodhran.
Neil Kimber has been performing and singing
since the late sixties and has a massive repertoire of songs at his disposal,
he plays guitar and is the only real sailor amongst us. Neil and Ros Kimber
composed the wonderful song ‘Don’t Take The Heroes’, which is now being sung by
many shanty bands all over the world, and describes the aftermath of the Penlee
lifeboat disaster.’
Kimber’s men are lucky to have long standing
member Gareth Scott. He has a powerful and bluesy voice and is an accomplished
guitarist, bringing another dimension to the sound they produce. Not forgetting
Steve Smith our recent stowaway, who, as sound engineer and
multi-instrumentalist, completes the group with his high harmonies.
Indian Culture
Live Music Performed From Vessel At Albert Dock
Indian Cultural Dance
The Rajasthan Heritage
Brass Band
Highly talented musicians
from Jaipur, Rajasthan’s renowned “Pink City”, the surrounding villages, made
up the brass core of this rousing new ensemble on trumpet, trombone, euphoium
and sousaphone, supplemented with clarinet, against a background of
percussion on side, bass and dhol drums
Sourced from:-https://www.theriverfestival.co.uk/
The Spice Girls
These beautifully decorated
Indian Elephants strolled over 3 feet above the ground, playfully passed by the
faces of an amused audience. Featuring colourful costumes, playful puppeteers
and performed with Indian dancers & musicians as depicted.
Sourced From:-https://www.theriverfestival.co.uk/
Oxumre
The rainbow and the snake,
representing fortune, time and transformation, Oxumaré is a deity from the
Orisha tradition, paying tribute to our ancient African ancestors. This 5 meter
tall kinetic puppet interacted with and entertained tourists.
Performers From India Posed For Camera
The House of Suarez Perform "HMS Suarez"
The House of Suarez returned
to the Docks of Liverpool and brought their brand new premier! HMS Suarez. This
piece took tourists on a journey through the decades and the times of music
whilst the docks thrived and witnessed generations of sailors from across the
seas. Photographed here outside Martin Luther Kling Building, Royal Albert Dock.
Text sourced from:- https://www.theriverfestival.co.uk
