A band of 'folk legends' are set to visit west Dorset.

Oysterband have been going now for nearly 30 years and continue to sound thoroughly contemporary as they voice their concerns at the state of the modern world.

They will perform at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis on Saturday, November 26.

Oysterband have poetry in their souls and their streetwise lyrics, by turns tough and tender, allied to their sharp social commentary, have been likened to the Pogue’s Shane Macgowan at his best.

Promoters say: "They are that rare band that can make you dance and think at the same time."

From their earliest days as a noisy, politicised ceilidh band in the late 70s, Oysterband have kept evolving and evolving-long enough to put out not one, but two best-of compilations: ‘Granite Years’ (2000) which covered their career between 1986-1997, and ‘This House Will Stand’ (2016) for the following 1998-2015 period. Now they have launched the next instalment of their journey: a new 10-track album entitled ‘Read The Sky’.

The show starts at 8pm and tickets are available from £20. Call the box office for tickets on 01297 442394.