The fourth national Sea Shanty Festival takes place at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port over the Easter weekend from 18th to 20th April 2014.
Coinciding with the Annual Boat Gathering at the museum, the Shanty UK festival brings together nearly 100 performers in seven different venues within the museum for three exciting days of singing, concerts, boat trips, museum tours, nautical poetry, puppet-making and face painting.
According to Julia Batters of Shanty UK, the festival is designed as a fun event for the whole family. Julia said: “The UK has a long tradition of sea shanties and maritime singing and our annual festival is helping to keep this tradition alive for future generations.”
Performers include Hughie Jones, Rapsquillion, Bernie Davies, Geoff Higginbottom, Nine Tenths Below, Scolds Bridle, Trim Rig and Doxy, Derek Gifford, Roy Clinging, and many more.
The highlight of the festival is two concerts taking place within the museum on Friday and Saturday nights, which feature a number of acts from across the UK and Europe.
The full programme of music can be downloaded here sea_shanty_programme_2014.
Entrance to the National Waterways Museum for the Sea Shanty Festival and Annual Boat Gathering costs £6.50 for all three days (10am – 5pm).
Tickets for the evening concerts are £10 each night and can be reserved online at shanty.org.uk/our_festival
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Shanty UK Sea Shanty Festival – Easter 2014