Seamas Carey
Performer / Creative (Music)
Seamas Carey is a performer, composer and silent film pianist who grew up in Cornwall. At the age of 17 he escaped the clutches of formal education and began work as a multi-instrumentalist and composer for theatre. Since then he has toured continuously throughout the UK, Europe, Middle East and USA.
As well as touring, he’s also worked in the studio recording numerous theatre, dance and film soundtracks and is a founder member of Cornwall based theatre company Silly Boys. He recently composed and produced the solo project “Seamas Carey Meets His 4 Year Old Self” with the help of a 20 piece choir.
Other recent work includes Wolf’s Child (Wild Works), 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (Kneehigh), Neptunalia (Cscape), Hetty Feather (Kenny Wax) Two Punks & A Tandem (Silly Boys), 100: The Day Our World Changed (Wild Works & The Lost Gardens Of Heligan).
Cscape is a Resident Company at Hall for Cornwall and has received funding for projects from a variety of of sources including Art Council England, FEAST, Cultivator as well as other funding bodies.