List of maritime music festivals

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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.

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Shanties had antecedents in the working chants of British and other national maritime traditions. They were notably influenced by songs of 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.[ original research? ]

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]

The following lists may have some overlap:

The following categories are related:

Festivals by location

Location (country, city)TimeFestivalDebut yearAssociated organization(s)Link
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
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 [ usurped ]
United Kingdom, Harwich October, 2nd weekend Harwich Shanty Festival [10]
Ellesmere Port Easter of each year Ellesmere Port, Shanty UK, Gathering. 2011 Shanty UK
Gloucester, Gloucestershire 27–29 May 2016Gloucester Shanty Festival 2016A fundraiser for the Severn Area Rescue Association providing Lifeboats on the River Severn
United States, San Diego, California July Sea Chantey Festival [11] Maritime Museum of San Diego
United States, Mystic, Connecticut June, 2nd week Annual Sea Music Festival [12] 1979 Mystic Seaport
United States, Portsmouth, New Hampshire September, last weekend in Portsmouth Maritime Music Festival [13] 1999–presentMarket Square, Portsmouth, NH
United States, Chicago, Illinois February, 4th week Chicago History Museum Chicago Maritime Festival [14] Chicago History Museum
Canada, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec3rd week of August Fête des Chants de marins de Saint-Jean-Port-Joli 1998–present La COFEC, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, QC http://chantsmarins.com/en/

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 up from 3 groups you can find here: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. Click on date below to watch participants of that event and listen to some of their songs.

days
1st year
2017
yy/mm/dd
2018
yy/mm/dd
2019
yy/mm/dd
2020
yy/mm/dd
Festival
Organizer
groups
audience
Location (country, city)
February
Fry-Sun17/03/03-05 19/02/22-24 Deunen & Deinen
deunendeinen.nl
16NL-1600 Enkhuizen
May
1 May
1999
18/05/01 19/05/01 Maritimer Frühschoppen
Shanty-Chor Eilshausen
05D-32120 Hiddenhausen
Chr.Himmelfahrt
1995
17/05/2518/05/10 19/05/30 Friesischer Frühschoppen
Shanty-Chor "Die Luttermöwen"
05D-33334 Gütersloh-Isselhorst
June
Sat, Sun
1993
17/06/03-04
1. Juni-WE
18/06/01-03 19/05/30-02 Internat. Shanty-Festival-Seelze
Shanty-Chor-Lohnde
10
2'500
D-30926 Seelze
Sun
2000
18/06/03 19/06/02 Shantychorfestival
Shanty-Chor MK Kamen/Bergkamen
05D-59192 Bergkamen
July
Fry-Sun
2013
17/06/30-0218/07/06-08 19/07/05-07 20/06/26-28 Shanty-Festival Travemünde
Kulturbühne Travemünde gUG
38
60'000
D-23570 Lübeck-Travemünde
Fry-Sun17/06/30-0218/06/29-01 19/07/05-07 Festival Maritim
Tourismus Service Großenbrode
12D-23775 Großenbrode
August
Fry-Sun
1989
17/08/11-13no 19/08/02-04 noFestival du chant de marin
Association "Festival du chant de marin"
160
145'000
F-22500 Paimpol
October
Sat, Sun17/10/14,1518/10/13,14 19/10/12,13 Stader Shantychor-Festival
Stade Marketing und Tourismus GmbH
17D-21680 Stade

Outdated

2015
mm/dd
2016
mm/dd
2017
mm/dd
days
1st year
Festival
Organizer
groups
audience
Location (country, city)
February
15/02/2016/02/26-28Fry-SunDeunen & Deinen
deunendeinen.nl
16Netherlands, Enkhuizen
16/02/25-28Thu-Sun
1981
Intern. Sailors' Songs Festival
Krakowska Fundacja .. "HALS"
Poland, Kraków
March
15/04/03
Good Friday
16/03/26-27-28
easter
Fry-MonSea Shanty Festival
National Waterways Museum, Shanty UK
06 ?United Kingdom, Ellesmere Port
May
15/05/10
Muttertag
SunSoltauer Shanty-Festival
Soltauer Shantychor e.V.
05Germany, Soltau
15/05/14
Himmelfahrt
16/05/05
Himmelfahrt
ThuShanty-Festival am Museumshafen
Museumshafen Büsum e.V.
08Germany, 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
MonShantyfestival Brummen
Shantykoor "De Ijsselboei"
Netherlands, Brummen
15/05/17SunLandes-Chortreffen "Zwei Küsten - ein Norden"
Kurverwaltung Insel Poel
05Germany, Insel Poel
15/05/22Fry-SunGloucester Shanty Festival
gloucestershantyfestival.co.uk/
28United Kingdom, Gloucester
15/05/30 16/05/28 SatShantyfestival Winschoten
Shantykoor Maritiem Winschoten
11Netherlands, Winschoten
15/05/30SatRegge Coast Shanty Festival
Shantykoor "Die Regghe Sangers"
10Netherlands, Hellendoorn
June
15/06/0516/06/03Fry-SunLangesund Intern. Shanty Festival
Langesund Mandssangforening
14Norway, 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.
04Germany, Bremen
15/06/12Fry-SunBravour Shantyfestival / Havendagen
Zeemanskoor Bravour
07Netherlands, Woerden
15/06/12-1416/06/17-19Fry-SunFalmouth 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-SunDahmer Shantychortreffen
Kurbetrieb Ostseebad Dahme
13Germany, Dahme
15/06/14
2.Sun Jun
16/06/19
3.Sun Jun
Sun
2012
Tag der Shanty-Chöre
Verkehrsverein Rheingrafenstein e.V.
05Germany, Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg
15/06/19Sat, SunRosses Point Shanty Festival
rossespointshanty.com/
22Ireland, Rosses Point
15/06/20
3.Sat Jun
16/06/18-19
3.Sat Jun
Sat, SunTag der Shantychöre
Nordseeheilbad Cuxhaven GmbH
16Germany, Cuxhaven
no16/06/25
every 4. year
SatShantyfestival Maritiem
Shantykoor de Admiraliteitssjongers
?Netherlands, Dokkum
15/06/26
4.Fry Jun
16/06/24
4.Fry Jun
Fry-SunShanty-Festival Travemünde
Kulturbühne Travemünde gUG
40Germany, Travemünde
15/06/28SunScholtenhagen-Festival
Lionsclub Haaksbergen
12Netherlands, 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
SunFestival der Shanty-Chöre Steinhude
Wunstorfer Shanty-Chor
06Germany, Wunstorf
15/07/12SunShanty-Festival Hude
Shanty-Chor Hude
05Germany, Hude
15/07/18
every 2 years
noSat, SunShanty-Festival des Altländer SC
Altländer Shanty-Chor e.V.
12Germany, Grünendeich
15/07/19SunShantychortreffen
Shantychor "Reriker Heulbojen" e.V.
06Germany, Rerik
15/07/24Fry, SatShantys und Me(h)erDie Warnemünder Jungs ?10Germany, Rostock-Warnemünde
15/07/24Fry-SunShantykor Festival
caroline-s.dk
08Denmark, Svendborg
15/07/31-02
1.Sat Aug
16/08/05-07
1.Sat Aug
Fry-SunFestival Maritim
Vegesack Marketing e.V.
14
100'000
Germany, Bremen
August
15/08/0216/08/07Sun
2015
Shanty-Festival auf dem Fischerfest
Rheinisches Fischerfest Gernsh.GmbH
07Germany, 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
15/08/09Sun
2011
Shanty-Open Air
Shantychor Geeste e.V.
08Germany, Geeste
15/08/12Wed-SunMelodien der Meere (Sail Bremerhaven)
Stadt Bremerhaven
31Germany, Bremerhaven
15/08/14no?Fry-Sun
1989
Festival du chant de marin
Assoc. "Festival du chant de marin"
160
145'000
France, Paimpol
Julie Aoura
15/08/16SunInselfest Steyerberg
Shantychor Nendorf
05Germany, Steyerberg
15/08/2816/08/26-28Fry-SunIntern. Shantyfestival 'Bie Daip'
Stichting Bie Daip
34Netherlands, Appingedam
15/08/28-2916/08/26-28Fry, SatShanty- und Seemannschor - Festival
Shanty-Chor Insel Usedom e.V.
06Germany, Usedom
15/08/29SatShantyfestival in Stadskanaal
Shantykoor De Noszélie Singers
10Netherlands, Stadskanaal
15/08/13-1616/08/17-2117/08/16-20Wed-Sun

1998

Festival du Chant de marins

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli

10

15000

Canada, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, QC
September
15/09/04Fry-SunInternationaal Shantyfestival
Stichting Shantyfestival Rotterdam
23Netherlands, Rotterdam
15/09/04Fry-SunVliegende Hollander Festival
Stichting Shantyfestival Zeeuws Vlaanderen
15Netherlands, Terneuzen
15/09/05Sat, SunShantyfestival11Netherlands, Delfzijl
15/09/11-13 Fry-SunTreffen der Shantychöre07Germany, Zingst am Darß
15/09/12SatShantyfestival te Leeuwarden
Leeuwarder Shantykoor
05Netherlands, Leeuwarden
15/09/13SunShanty & Seasong Festival
Havenkoor Fortitudo
12Netherlands, Willemstad
15/09/13SunIntern. Shanty and Seasong festival
Stichting Shanty Cultuur Emmen
07Netherlands, Emmen
October
15/10/03-04 Liverpool Sea Shanty Festival
shanty.org.uk
United Kingdom, Liverpool
15/10/03SatShantyfestival Norddeich
Norddeicher Shantychor 2000 e.V.
05Germany, Norden
15/10/03SatShantyFestival Spijkenisse
shantyfestivalspijkenisse.nl/
10Netherlands, Spijkenisse
15/10/09Sat, SunHarwich Intern. Sea Shanty Festival
The Harwich Intern. Shanty Festival
17United 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
17Germany, Stade
Manfred Höftmann

See also

References

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  2. Songs of the Sea, Columbia (1956)
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