A festival of sea shanty and maritime singing in aid of the RNLI Morecambe Lifeboat Stations. There will be performers singing in the Sailing Club from 2pm to 10.15pm. Subject to the weather there will be shanty singing on the Promenade (slipway by the Albion) and the Pier from 1400 to 1745.
To see a video about the Festival https://youtu.be/nRA6nqah43I
Sea Shanties were originally sang by sailors on tall ships when setting sails, heaving on ropes or pulling up the anchor to coordinate actions. They tend to use a call and response format with one sailor singing the first line followed by a refrain by the rest of the crew making them catchy and easy to remember. Well known shanties include “Blow the Man Down” a halyard shanty sung used when pulling up the sails, “Blood Red Roses” about rounding Cape Horn in a whaling ship and “What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor”.
Shanty Crews performing include Lytham St Annes, Sunderland Point, Mizzen Crew from Morecambe and All@Sea from Cumbria. Individual acts include Tom Perry, Bill Pook, Kath Reade, Lawrence Hoy and Loc Top. All outstanding traditional song performers.
Entry : To control numbers entry to the Sailing Club has been divided into time slots as below
1400 – 1615 Sea Shanty Sing Around with different singers performing and audience joining in £1
1645 – 1800 Afternoon Concert £3
1830 – 2015 Early Evening Concert £3
2030 – 2200 Late Evening Concert £3
To book tickets https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/arnside-sailing-club/arnside-maritime-singing-festival/2021-08-28/14:00/t-oxlajz
The outside performances on the Promenade and Pier are free, but please observe any Covid guidance that may be in place then
If you would like to make a donation https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/morecambe-lifeboats