Liverpool Sea Shanty Festival 2015

Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October 2015
various venues, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 6PT, England MAP
FREE

Last updated: Tue 25th Aug 2015

Liverpool Sea Shanty Festival is a FREE Sea Shanty Music event held at various venues in Liverpool including the Baltic Fleet Pub, The White Star, The Bar Lightship and The Liverpool Marina.

The three day event offers maritime music, performances from respected singers and musicians from across the UK and Europe from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October 2015.

Line-up

Many Bearded Shanty Singers are already making their way to Liverpool for great songs and great beer!

Acts booked to date include 2 Anchors, Anna Shannon, Ashore for a Loaf, Blakeney Old wild Rovers, Brian Bull, Cathead, Crew of Two, Eight Bells, Gerry Ffrench, Kimbers Men, Liverpool Shanty Kings, Marrowbones, Monkeys Fist, Nordet , Pete Grassby, Rapsquillion, Roaring Trowmen, Sharp as Razors, Sue Van Gaalen, She Shanties, Son of a Gun, Trim Rig And A Doxy, and Yesterdays Men.

More info

Shanties were the working songs used on the tall ships of the Merchant Navy, and they were used to keep the rhythm for the many onerous tasks that were needed to keep the sailing ships going. On the sailors' off-duty time they would gather on the fore part of the ship, (the fore hatch) or by the bitts (the posts to which the anchor ropes were made fast), and sing songs of their homes, their girls or going ashore and spending their money on beer and women. These songs became known as forebitters. Such songs are part of maritime history and all the performers heard over the weekend have a passion for keeping them alive.