The project takes place in Portleven, a harbour on the South coast. Cornwall has one of the richest communal singing cultures in Western Europe. Of old, fishermen invented work songs to coordinate actions in the course of fishing operations. The songs represent what is happening in the fishing trade and in society as a whole.

StormSongs is engaging singing residents of Porthleven in a musical and choral exploration of the contemporary socio-environmental conditions that affect their livelihoods. Through a process of co-composition, local singers and musicians, as well as a Dutch composer and Cornish choir leader, will translate the stories into song text. This will culminate in a performance for an invited audience in Porthleven on 18th April 2015.

Through music and song the project will express and embody the issue of climate change on a local and personal level. It will provide a start for creative and action-oriented dialogue between different people about how to mitigate the effects of and adapt to extreme weather.