Georgia Shackleton

Georgia Shackleton is a critically acclaimed song writer, with self penned songs and traditional re-workings achieving national radio play on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, and a BBC 3 live sessions. Georgia works with fiddle, voice, tenor guitar and drones to create crisp arrangements of old songs, and new compositions. 

Georgia takes great influence from the traditional singers of the East of England such as Harry Cox, Walter Pardon and Phoebe Smith. Traditional material she performs often stems from her native East Anglia and her own compositions are often inspired by stories from the region and the areas unique, compelling landscape. Her solo album, ‘Harry’s Seagull’ is a celebration of East Anglian traditional music. The album is named after a tune she wrote and dedicated to Harry Cox, after the touching discovery that he kept a wounded seagull as a pet for a period of time.

Accompanied by Aaren Bennett, she will be performing music from 'Harry's Seagull' alongside some music from her recent Arts Council supported 'Shackleton Violin' project: Music composed on an instrument made from floorboards salvaged from Ernest Shackleton’s former Edinburgh home, alongside songs written and sung on board Shackleton’s expeditions.