Lime Scurvy
The crew
Malc Devereux, Ian Hill, Jim Lawton
Red hot shanties and sea songs from the seas, lakes and rivers of the world, brought to you by three great attacking voices.
The beard is Malc - the stern chin is Ian - the invisible pigtail is Jim.
Why Lime Scurvy?
It's part of the chorus of a modern humorous shanty "The Captain's Shanty" by Susan Deane and Sarah Newcomb, which Malc took to heart many years ago, and which has become our signature song.The idea of Lime Scurvy is to have fun singing. Shanties were the work songs of the sea, designed to bring a crew together into a unified whole. They were direct, simple, rythmic and often funny (and filthy).
Although their original use has died out, they still have the power to create a singing community from a room full of disparate people. We aim to sing the kind of songs that the audience can climb on board and join in with more or less right away. No introspective navel gazing here, just the chance to sing your heart out.