LYME BAY MOONRAKERS

Meet the Moonrakers!

Introducing Pete Benson...

Brought up in Essex, Pete has always loved singing and performing in productions such as Brigadoon, Robinson Crusoe and Pirates of Penzance.

However, raising a young family and being away for work limited the amount of time Pete could spend singing and performing until he and his wife moved to the South West where he saw a performance of sea shanties at the Marine Theatre and realised how much he’d missed singing with a group. In his words, "Wow, maybe… why not try?"

Pete joined Lyme Bay Moonrakers and loves not only rehearsing for stage performances but also participating in the ‘pop-ups’ on the seafront.

Favourite Shanty? Drunken Sailor!

Favourite thing about being in LBM? "We have a lot of fun and a great time singing."

If you fancy giving a shanty a try, drop us a message! ... See more

Great Food Festival with www.Eatfestivals.org in #lymeregis today! Saw this stall & had to investigate on behalf of our lovely group of shanty singers - just for research purposes of course! #shantyspirit ... See more

Another glorious rehearsal in the sun! Whilst we can still only rehearse with six people, we are busy recruiting new singers for when we can meet en masse!
#seashanty #dorset #sing #lymeregis

We’re back rehearsing! A glorious afternoon of singing some old favourites, trying new tunes, plus a few cuddles from our honorary member, Joe! 🐶

What a difference a day makes! Looking across to Golden Cap yesterday from the Smuggler’s trail before the storm blew in...

Wishing all our friends and supporters a very happy new year - 2020 certainly hasn't been the easiest but we are so grateful for all the support and encouragement along the way - thank you!

Here's to 2021, and all who sail in her! ... See more

Happy birthday to Mark Hewitt, our brilliant Musical Director!

Going in and out of lockdown and missing rehearsals hasn't been easy, but Mark has been a constant source of support and encouragement. Happy birthday, Mark, hopefully it won't be long until we're singing together again! ... See more

A wet and windy night but the lights shine bright for our rehearsal... #seashanty #autumnstorm #lymeregis

"And grasping ratlines scrambling high and wrestling under blackened skies" 🌊 Ready to brave the storms to get to our rehearsal this evening!

We're delighted to be performing at the annual Blessing of the Boats service at Lyme Regis Lifeboat Station, 9th May 2021 😊 https://lyme-online.co.uk/news/shanty-singers-make-donation-to-lifeboat-crew/ ... See more

A GROUP of Lyme Regis shanty singers have presented a cheque for £850 to the volunteers at the town’s lifeboat station.