Song lovers are being invited to commune with nature by calling to the seals on a south Cumbrian island.
The event will take place on South Walney Island next month and anyone with a love of singing is invited to take part.
South Walney Island Nature Reserve is home to a significant colony of grey seals and the Seals’kin event will be an opportunity for local people to call to the seals, inviting them to surface.
The vocal workshop and improvised performance on July 17 will be led by artist Hanna Tuulikki, alongside fellow performers, Nic Green and Jude Williams.
Participants will come together to sing an improvised lamentation based on fragments of Scottish seal-calling songs.
The session will begin at 11am at Cookes Studio in Barrow with an introductory workshop where the group will be guided in a vocal improvisation based on traditional seal-calling songs.
Lunch will be provided before the session moves to South Walney Island where the group will perform the lament to the water at high tide in the hope that the calls will bring seals to the surface.
Hanna has been invited to lead the event by Barrow-based sound art organisation Full of Noises.
A British-Finnish artist, composer and performer, Hanna’s work spans live performance, music, moving image and multi-channel audio visual installation which has been presented worldwide.
All are welcome to join Hanna for Seals’kin. Young people must be accompanied by an adult. No singing experience is required.
Free places can be booked at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sealskin-vocal-workshop-performance-by-hanna-tuulikki-tickets-344706214567
