List of maritime music festivals
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Related genres | Sea shanty, folk music, choral music, early music |
Location | Worldwide |
Related events | Category:Music festivals, Category:Maritime music festivals, list of music festivals, folk festivals, early music festivals, Celtic music festivals |
List of maritime music festivals is a sortable incomplete list of regularly occurring festivals, throughout the world, which feature or which usually contain significant performances of maritime music, a style of folk music largely based on the sea shanty. This list may have some overlap with list of folk festivals and list of early music festivals.
Shanties had antecedents in the working chants of British and other national maritime traditions. They were notably influenced by songs of African Americans, and shanty repertoire borrowed from the contemporary popular music enjoyed by sailors, including minstrel music, popular marches, and land-based folk songs. The music has since appeared at early folk festivals, and by the late 1970s, the activities of enthusiasts and scholar-performers at places like the Mystic Seaport Museum (who initiated an annual Sea Music Festival in 1979) and the San Francisco Maritime Museum established sea music—inclusive of shanties, sea songs, and other maritime music—as a genre with its own circuit of festivals, record labels, performance protocol, and so on. Some of the performances may be held at maritime museums, in conjunction with boat shows or maritime festivals, or at other venues friendly to acoustic music.
The performances at festivals can take several forms, as shanty performances today reflect a range of musical approaches and tastes. There are performers who favor a "traditional" style, who often perform work songs a capella or only with light instrumentation typical of sailors (e.g. concertina). A great many of the performers of shanties do so in what might be distinguished as a "folk music" style, often accompanied by guitar and banjo. Still other performers come to shanties from backgrounds in pop, rock, or theatrical music, and perform in what may be called a "contemporary" style. Some shanties are performed in a "classical" choir style (like the Robert Shaw Chorale).[1][2]
Related lists and categories
The following lists may have some overlap:
- List of music festivals
- List of folk festivals
- List of early music festivals
- List of Celtic festivals
The following categories are related:
- Category:Music festivals
- Category:Maritime music festivals
- Category:Maritime music
- Category:Folk festivals
Festivals by location
Location (country, city) | Time | Festival | Debut year | Associated organization(s) | Link |
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France, Paimpol | Festival du chant de marin[3] | 1989 | |||
Germany, Stade | October, 3rd weekend | Stader Shantychor-Festival[4] | Stade Aktuell GmbH | ||
Netherlands, Giethoorn | September | De Slag op 't Wiede[5] | |||
Netherlands, Rotterdam | September, 1st week | International Shanty Festival[6] | |||
Norway | June, 1st weekend | Langesund International Shantyfestival[7] | 1991 | ||
Poland, Kraków | February | International Sea Songs Festival, "Shanties"[8] | 1981 | ||
United Kingdom Liverpool | October first Weekend | Liverpool Sea Shanty Festival | 2014 | Shanty UK | |
United Kingdom, Falmouth | June | Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival[9] | A fundraiser for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution | ||
United Kingdom, Harwich | October, 2nd weekend | Harwich Shanty Festival[10] | |||
United KingdomEllesmere Port | Easter of each year | Ellesmere Port ,Shanty UK, Gathering. | 2011 | Shanty UK | |
United Kingdom Gloucester, Gloucestershire | May 27-29 2016 | Gloucester Shanty Festival | 2016 | A fundraiser for the Severn Area Rescue Association providing Lifeboats on the River Severn | |
United States, CA, San Diego | July | Sea Chantey Festival[11] | Maritime Museum of San Diego | ||
United States, CT, Mystic | June, 2nd week | Annual Sea Music Festival [12] | 1979 | Mystic Seaport | |
United States, NH Portsmouth | September, last weekend in | Portsmouth Maritime Music Festival[13] | 1999- present | Market Square, Portsmouth, NH | |
United States, IL, Chicago | February, 4th week | Chicago Maritime Festival[14] | Chicago History Museum |
Festivals by Date
The following table is a selection of the European event calendar remso.eu - Shanty- festivals with more than 4 performers (groups) only. All reported festival-events you can find here: 2015 or 2016.
2015 mm/dd |
2016 mm/dd |
2017 mm/dd |
days 1st year |
Festival Organizer |
groups audience |
Location (country, city) |
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February | ||||||
15/02/20 | 16/02/26-28 | Fry-Sun | Deunen & Deinen deunendeinen.nl |
16 | Netherlands, Enkhuizen | |
16/02/25-28 | Thu-Sun 1981 |
Intern. Sailors' Songs Festival Krakowska Fundacja .. "HALS" |
Poland, Kraków | |||
March | ||||||
15/04/03 Good Friday |
16/03/26-27-28 easter |
Fry-Mon | Sea Shanty Festival National Waterways Museum, Shanty UK |
06 ? | United Kingdom, Ellesmere Port | |
May | ||||||
15/05/10 Muttertag |
Sun | Soltauer Shanty-Festival Soltauer Shantychor e.V. |
05 | Germany, Soltau | ||
15/05/14 Himmelfahrt |
16/05/05 Himmelfahrt |
Thu | Shanty-Festival am Museumshafen Museumshafen Büsum e.V. |
08 | Germany, Büsum | |
15/05/14 Himmelfahrt |
16/05/05 Himmelfahrt |
17/05/25 Himmelfahrt |
Thu 1995 |
Friesischer Frühschoppen Shanty Chor "Die Luttermöwen" |
06 2'500 |
Germany, Gütersloh Lothar Kache |
15/05/25 whitsun |
16/05/16 whitsun |
Mon | Shantyfestival Brummen Shantykoor "De Ijsselboei" |
Netherlands, Brummen | ||
15/05/17 | Sun | Landes-Chortreffen "Zwei Küsten - ein Norden" Kurverwaltung Insel Poel |
05 | Germany, Insel Poel | ||
15/05/22 | Fry-Sun | Gloucester Shanty Festival gloucestershantyfestival.co.uk/ |
28 | United Kingdom, Gloucester | ||
15/05/30 | 16/05/28 | Sat | Shantyfestival Winschoten Shantykoor Maritiem Winschoten |
11 | Netherlands, Winschoten | |
15/05/30 | Sat | Regge Coast Shanty Festival Shantykoor "Die Regghe Sangers" |
10 | Netherlands, Hellendoorn | ||
June | ||||||
15/06/05 | 16/06/03 | Fry-Sun | Langesund Intern. Shanty Festival Langesund Mandssangforening |
14 | Norway, Langesund | |
15/06/06 1. Juni-WE |
16/06/04-05 1. Juni-WE |
17/06/03 1. Juni-WE |
Sat,Sun 1993 |
Shanty-Festival-Seelze Shanty-Chor-Lohnde |
10 2'500 |
Germany, Seelze Rolf Zikowsky |
15/06/06-07 1. Juni-WE |
16/06/03-05 1. Juni-WE |
Fry-Sun 1980 |
Shantys zum Vegesacker Hafenfest Vegesacker Hafenfest e.V. |
04 | Germany, Bremen | |
15/06/12 | Fry-Sun | Bravour Shantyfestival / Havendagen Zeemanskoor Bravour |
07 | Netherlands, Woerden | ||
15/06/12-14 | 16/06/17-19 | Fry-Sun | Falmouth Intern. Sea Shanty Festival falmouthseashanty.co.uk |
53 25'000 |
United Kingdom, Falmouth | |
15/06/12 2.Fry Jun |
16/06/10 2.Fry Jun |
Fry-Sun | Dahmer Shantychortreffen Kurbetrieb Ostseebad Dahme |
13 | Germany, Dahme | |
15/06/14 2.Sun Jun |
16/06/19 3.Sun Jun |
Sun 2012 |
Tag der Shanty-Chöre Verkehrsverein Rheingrafenstein e.V. |
05 | Germany, Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg | |
15/06/19 | Sat,Sun | Rosses Point Shanty Festival rossespointshanty.com/ |
22 | Ireland, Rosses Point | ||
15/06/20 3.Sat Jun |
16/06/18-19 3.Sat Jun |
Sat,Sun | Tag der Shantychöre Nordseeheilbad Cuxhaven GmbH |
16 | Germany, Cuxhaven | |
no | 16/06/25 every 4. year |
Sat | Shantyfestival Maritiem Shantykoor de Admiraliteitssjongers |
? | Netherlands, Dokkum | |
15/06/26 4.Fry Jun |
16/06/24 4.Fry Jun |
Fry-Sun | Shanty-Festival Travemünde Kulturbühne Travemünde gUG |
40 | Germany, Travemünde | |
15/06/28 | Sun | Scholtenhagen-Festival Lionsclub Haaksbergen |
12 | Netherlands, Haaksbergen | ||
July | ||||||
15/07/11 2.Sat Jul |
16/07/09 2.Sat Jul |
Sat,Sun 2007 |
Shanty-Festival Carolinensiel Shanty-Chor-Carolinensiel |
07 1'200 |
Germany, Wittmund Gerhard Sander | |
15/07/12 2.Sun July |
16/07/10 2.Sun July |
17/07/09 2.Sun July |
Sun | Festival der Shanty-Chöre Steinhude Wunstorfer Shanty-Chor |
06 | Germany, Wunstorf |
15/07/12 | Sun | Shanty-Festival Hude Shanty-Chor Hude |
05 | Germany, Hude | ||
15/07/18 every 2 years |
no | Sat,Sun | Shanty-Festival des Altländer SC Altländer Shanty-Chor e.V. |
12 | Germany, Grünendeich | |
15/07/19 | Sun | Shantychortreffen Shantychor "Reriker Heulbojen" e.V. |
06 | Germany, Rerik | ||
15/07/24 | Fry,Sat | Shantys und Me(h)erDie Warnemünder Jungs ? | 10 | Germany, Rostock-Warnemünde | ||
15/07/24 | Fry-Sun | Shantykor Festival caroline-s.dk |
08 | Denmark, Svendborg | ||
15/07/31-02 1.Sat Aug |
16/08/05-07 1.Sat Aug |
Fry-Sun | Festival Maritim Vegesack Marketing e.V. |
14 100'000 |
Germany, Bremen | |
August | ||||||
15/08/02 | 16/08/07 | Sun 2015 |
Shanty-Festival auf dem Fischerfest Rheinisches Fischerfest Gernsh.GmbH |
07 | Germany, Gernsheim | |
15/08/08 2.Sat Aug |
15/08/13 2.Sat Aug |
Sat 2013 |
Shanty-Chortreffen der Seeteufel Musikverein "Seeteufel" Halle e.V. |
04 500 |
Germany, Seegebiet Mansfelder Land Annelore Schöllner | |
15/08/09 | Sun 2011 |
Shanty-Open Air Shantychor Geeste e.V. |
08 | Germany, Geeste | ||
15/08/12 | Wed-Sun | Melodien der Meere (Sail Bremerhaven) Stadt Bremerhaven |
31 | Germany, Bremerhaven | ||
15/08/14 | no | ? | Fry-Sun 1989 |
Festival du chant de marin Assoc. "Festival du chant de marin" |
160 145'000 |
France, Paimpol Julie Aoura |
15/08/16 | Sun | Inselfest Steyerberg Shantychor Nendorf |
05 | Germany, Steyerberg | ||
15/08/28 | 16/08/26-28 | Fry-Sun | Intern. Shantyfestival 'Bie Daip' Stichting Bie Daip |
34 | Netherlands, Appingedam | |
15/08/28-29 | 16/08/26-28 | Fry,Sat | Shanty- und Seemannschor - Festival Shanty-Chor Insel Usedom e.V. |
06 | Germany, Usedom | |
15/08/29 | Sat | Shantyfestival in Stadskanaal Shantykoor De Noszélie Singers |
10 | Netherlands, Stadskanaal | ||
September | ||||||
15/09/04 | Fry-Sun | Internationaal Shantyfestival Stichting Shantyfestival Rotterdam |
23 | Netherlands, Rotterdam | ||
15/09/04 | Fry-Sun | Vliegende Hollander Festival Stichting Shantyfestival Zeeuws Vlaanderen |
15 | Netherlands, Terneuzen | ||
15/09/05 | Sat,Sun | Shantyfestival | 11 | Netherlands, Delfzijl | ||
15/09/11-13 | Fry-Sun | Treffen der Shantychöre | 07 | Germany, Zingst am Darß | ||
15/09/12 | Sat | Shantyfestival te Leeuwarden Leeuwarder Shantykoor |
05 | Netherlands, Leeuwarden | ||
15/09/13 | Sun | Shanty & Seasong Festival Havenkoor Fortitudo |
12 | Netherlands, Willemstad | ||
15/09/13 | Sun | Intern. Shanty and Seasong festival Stichting Shanty Cultuur Emmen |
07 | Netherlands, Emmen | ||
October | ||||||
15/10/03-04 | Liverpool Sea Shanty Festival shanty.org.uk |
United Kingdom, Liverpool | ||||
15/10/03 | Sat | Shantyfestival Norddeich Norddeicher Shantychor 2000 e.V. |
05 | Germany, Norden | ||
15/10/03 | Sat | ShantyFestival Spijkenisse shantyfestivalspijkenisse.nl/ |
10 | Netherlands, Spijkenisse | ||
15/10/09 | Sat,Sun | Harwich Intern. Sea Shanty Festival The Harwich Intern. Shanty Festival |
17 | United Kingdom, Harwich | ||
15/10/17-18 3.WE Oct |
16/10/15-16 3.WE Oct |
17/10/14? 3.WE Oct |
Sat,Sun 1994 |
Stader Shantychor-Festival Stade Aktuell GmbH |
17 | Germany, Stade Manfred Höftmann |
Gallery
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Symphony Nova Scotia performs at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
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Portsoy Boat Festival
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Fête de la mer à Boulogne-sur-Mer, 2013
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Festival du chant de marin 2009
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Festival du chant de marin 2009
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Festival du chant de marin 2009
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Festival du chant de marin 2009
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Festival du chant de marin. Paimpol 2009
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Festival du chant de marin. Paimpol 2009
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Festival du chant de marin 2009
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Fée de l'Aune Paimpol 2013
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Fête de la mer (Boulogne, 2013)
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maritime music festivals. |
- Sea shanty
- List of music festivals
- List of folk festivals
- List of maritime music performers
- List of maritime museums in the United States
References
- ↑ Sea Shanties, Living Stereo (1961)
- ↑ Songs of the Sea, Columbia (1956)
- ↑ von Torsten Weber. "Versicherung Infos vom Fachmann | Alles zu Versicherungen aus erster Hand". Paimpol-2011.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "Shantychor-Festival - Stade Aktuell GmbH". Aktuelles-stade.de. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "De Slag op 't Wiede". Deslagophetwiede.nl. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "WELKOM". Shantyfestivalrotterdam.nl. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "Shantyfestival". Shanty.no. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "Festiwal Shanties". Shanties.pl. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑
- ↑ "Harwich International Shanty Festival 9th - 11th October 2015 | Celebrating songs of the sea". Harwichshantyfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "Sea Chantey Festival". Sdmaritime.org. 2014-08-03. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "Sea Music Festival". Mysticseaport.org. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, Portsmouth, NH". Newenglandfolknetwork.org. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "April 18, 2015 | Chicago Maritime Festival-nautical,shanties,sea songs,sailing | Home". Chicagomaritimefestival.org. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
External links
- The Bitter End contains a comprehensive list of forthcoming festivals across the world.
- shantyfreun.de list of european shanty-choirs and groups.
- The Event Calendar remso.eu contains a user-edited list of forthcoming maritime music events in Europe, some with audio and video included.
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