A new piece of contemporary oral storytelling and live music exploring endangered freshwater worlds through river legend, folklore and myth – by Joy Becker, Simon Roth and Corinne Harragin
With over 4,000 miles of polluted waterways, Britain and Ireland’s rivers are in ruin. Winding through folklore and myth, this vibrant new tapestry of forgotten tales and transporting music tells the stories that have shaped our relationship with rivers, the lifeblood of our landscape. Boldly leaping salmon, feverish skinny dips, witches’ knickers and highly strung sacred wells… These enchanting, funny and surprising tales present characters who question what is set in stone and find their own flow.
With each meandering stream and rushing river, we dip our toes into the vital waters of inspiration, and ask what new connections are ignited when we look with fresh eyes beneath the surface?
“Delicious, captivating, funny, sexy, and brilliant!”
Audience Feedback
“A beautiful voice, matched perfectly by her clever songwriting.”
Billy Bragg on Joy Becker
“Bold, refreshing and joyful storytelling.”
Tigi Higgins on Corinne Harragin
Joy Becker, Simon Roth and Corinne Harragin met on a summer’s evening sharing stories and songs around a campfire in Pembrokeshire, and their immediate affinity led to this show: the trio’s first major project together. Joy is a Manchester-made musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter whose style draws from both Classical and Contemporary scenes. Simon Roth is a multi-instrumentalist musician, performer and producer, known primarily as a drummer in the Contemporary and Klezmer music scenes. Corinne is a Bristol-based Storyteller, Performance Maker and Trainer whose style draws out the physicality, humour and shared experience of storytelling, recentring marginalised voices in myth and folklore with her own brand of oral performance.
Artwork by Rhona Oughton
