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.

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.

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]

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Main article: Lists of festivals

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Festivals by location

Location (country, city) Time Festival Debut year Associated organization(s) Link
France, Paimpol Festival du chant de marin[3] 1989 [1]
Germany, Stade October, 3rd weekend Stader Shantychor-Festival[4] Stade Aktuell GmbH [2]
Netherlands, Giethoorn September De Slag op 't Wiede[5] [3]
Netherlands, Rotterdam September, 1st week International Shanty Festival[6] [4]
Norway June, 1st weekend Langesund International Shantyfestival[7] 1991 [5]
Poland, Kraków February International Sea Songs Festival, "Shanties"[8] 1981 [6]
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 [7]
United Kingdom, Harwich October, 2nd weekend Harwich Shanty Festival[10] [8]
Ellesmere Port Easter of each year Ellesmere Port ,Shanty UK, Gathering. 2011 Shanty UK
Gloucester, Gloucestershire May 27–29, 2016 Gloucester Shanty Festival [9] 2016 A fundraiser for the Severn Area Rescue Association providing Lifeboats on the River Severn [10]
United States, San Diego, California July Sea Chantey Festival[11] Maritime Museum of San Diego [11]
United States, Mystic, Connecticut June, 2nd week Annual Sea Music Festival[12] 1979 Mystic Seaport [12]
United States, Portsmouth, New Hampshire September, last weekend in Portsmouth Maritime Music Festival[13] 1999–present Market Square, Portsmouth, NH [13]
United States, Chicago, Illinois February, 4th week Chicago History MuseumChicago Maritime Festival[14] Chicago History Museum [14]
Canada, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec 3rd 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-Sun 17/03/03-05 19/02/22-24 Deunen & Deinen
deunendeinen.nl 		16 NL-1600 Enkhuizen
May
1 May
1999 		18/05/01 19/05/01 Maritimer Frühschoppen
Shanty-Chor Eilshausen 		05 D-32120 Hiddenhausen
Chr.Himmelfahrt
1995 		17/05/25 18/05/10 19/05/30 Friesischer Frühschoppen
Shanty-Chor "Die Luttermöwen" 		05 D-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 		05 D-59192 Bergkamen
July
Fry-Sun
2013 		17/06/30-02 18/07/06-08 19/07/05-07 20/06/26-28 Shanty-Festival Travemünde
Kulturbühne Travemünde gUG 		38
60'000 		D-23570 Lübeck-Travemünde
Fry-Sun 17/06/30-02 18/06/29-01 19/07/05-07 Festival Maritim
Tourismus Service Großenbrode 		12 D-23775 Großenbrode
August
Fry-Sun
1989 		17/08/11-13 no 19/08/02-04 no Festival du chant de marin
Association "Festival du chant de marin" 		160
145'000 		F-22500 Paimpol
October
Sat,Sun 17/10/14,15 18/10/13,14 19/10/12,13 Stader Shantychor-Festival
Stade Marketing und Tourismus GmbH 		17 D-21680 Stade

Outdated

2015
mm/dd 		2016
mm/dd 		2017
mm/dd 		days
1st year 		Festival
Organizer 		groups
audience 		Location (country, city)
February
15/02/20 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
15/08/13-16 16/08/17-21 17/08/16-20 Wed-Sun

1998

Festival du Chant de marins

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli

10

15000

Canada, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, QC
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

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References

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  2. ^ Songs of the Sea, Columbia (1956)
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