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Harwich Shanty Festival Or Enjoy a Safe and Relaxing Experience in the Out- Any Other Time of Year Harwich International Shanty Festival 13-15th October 2017 THREE Music & THROUGHOUT THE of of DAYS Singing HISTORIC SEAPORT HARWICH £3 Harwich International Shanty Festival is grateful for support received from Friends of the Festival, local businesses and sponsors including the following: @harwichshanty www.harwichshantyfestival.co.uk Harwich Town Council Food served everyday 11am - 2:30pm and 6pm - 9pm Mon-Sat Open all day Sunday Welcome to the 12th Harwich International Shanty Festival! We are proud to welcome you to this, the 12th Harwich International Shanty Festival. As always we have some great entertainment on offer, encompassing concerts, boat cruises, train trips, pub sessions, workshops, street theatre, pirates and maritime crafts. Many of the events are free of charge and as many as possible are accessible to all. Much work has gone on behind the scenes to ensure a lively, vibrant and entertaining festival. We have booked a fantastic selection of Shanty Singers and Crews to entertain you. Full details will be found within these pages. Our international guests this year come from further afield than ever, with Spanish, Italian and Russian Crews featuring for the first time, in addition to artists from France and the Netherlands. And of course a huge selection of Shanty singers from all over the U.K. We are delighted to welcome back old friends and keen to introduce new ones. Our aims remain the same: to celebrate Harwich town’s important maritime history, to promote the, now growing, little known tradition of shanties and sea songs and to provide affordable or free entertainment to the people of Harwich and visitors to the festival. Of course none of this would be possible without the support of our various sponsors, the festival venues, the hard working committee and the local community. Thanks go to all of those. We hope that whether you are a newcomer to this festival or a regular visitor, you will enjoy the wide variety of entertainment which is on offer, join in with at least some of the activities and return to us in the future. 1 Traditional Sea Shanties Background Information Sea shanties are traditional shipboard working songs. Some date back to the fifteenth century, although most surviving examples date from the nineteenth, or occasionally, the eighteenth, century. In the days when the only source of energy on board ships and sailing vessels was manpower, these rhythmical songs served a very practical purpose; the rhythm of the songs synchronizing the work of the sailors onboard as they worked at their repetitive tasks. There was also a social purpose as the songs relieved boredom and encouraged a sense of camaraderie. So important was the shanty considered as an aid to working, that a Shantyman was often employed on board vessels to co-ordinate the men’s work. Most shanties are divided into a “call and response” formula, where the Shantyman sings out one line and the crew respond with another, but different shanties were used to cover different types of work on board ship. Thus a long slow job such as hauling on a rope or halyard would call for a long, measured Halyard Shanty. Turning the Capstan to haul up the anchor called for a smoother and more regular Capstan Shanty, pumping the bilges required a Pumping Shanty – and so on. There were also many songs which the sailors would sing for their own amusement when not working and these are usually grouped together as Forebitters. Historically shanties were not usually sung ashore, but nowadays they are popular in many countries, particularly, but not exclusively, those with a seafaring tradition. In mainland Europe many countries favour large Shanty Choirs, whereas many English speaking countries favour smaller groups. Although the days of the “Tall Ships” are gone, the Shanty song style is still popular and used for new musical compositions. Thus the Shanty tradition lives on and can be found in clubs and festivals throughout the world. 2 Artists Alan Whitbread Stalwart Alan Whitbread sings, plays concertina and boasts a comprehensive maritime knowledge which makes his songs come alive. His performances are varied and entertaining, capturing the imagination. Bob Walser Musician, scholar and educator Bob Walser’s musical career spans decades and continents. In the early 1980s he made his living as a shantyman at Mystic Seaport, one of the largest maritime museums in the USA. Since then he has presented folk music and dance programmes in schools across the USA, and performed as a singer, dance leader and musician around the world. Since 2002 he has been working on the James Madison Carpenter folksong collection based at Aberdeen University and will be presenting a series of workshops at Harwich International Shanty Festival based upon this work. Expect an enlightening collection of previously unknown shanties and variations on some more familiar ones. In addition, he has three CDs to his credit as well as guest appearances on another dozen recordings in the US, France and England. Les Brouilleurs d’Écoutes A Franco-British group, were founded late one June evening in Corrigan’s Irish Pub in La Rochelle back in 2005. They alternate between French and English, performing traditional shanties and songs of the sea both French and British as well as their own self-penned material. The group usually plays around its home port of La Rochelle, but is also happy to undertake longer journeys to the festivals of Dunkerque, Paimpol, Brest, Vegesack- Bremen, Falmouth, Appingedam and even as far as Harwich! 3 Artists Cathead Four guys, Bob, Rob, Bob and Allan, who have been singing and drinking together for well over 20 years. The majority of our material is a capella but we do use instruments: melodeon, concertina and bouzouki. Like most shanty groups we like a good rousing song, and like most shanty groups we have tried to keep our ears open for one or two songs that have not earned a well-trodden path on the shanty circuit. For anyone who wishes to take us home, we can offer a choice of two CDs, or we can simply all jump into your car! We look forward to singing with you, so cat the anchor and let’s get under way. Charlotte & Spong The delightful Charlotte & Spong will once again be entertaining audiences in various venues throughout Harwich. Their distinctive arrangements, harmonious voices and variety of instruments make them a popular choice and last year’s Shanty Karaoke session was so well received that it is set to run again in 2017. Dominic Dowsey-Magog Dom is well known on the Shanty scene throughout the U.K. and abroad, both as a solo artist and as a member of The Shanty Crew. He joins us in 2017 as a solo artist. His encyclopaedic knowledge of the sea and shanties and his powerful voice make him a welcome addition to the festival. 4 Artists Dutch Uncle Hans Weehuizen, aka Dutch Uncle, will be attending the festival again, offering workshops on how to play the bones and also sometimes singing alongside Ken Stephens. A veteran performer at Shanty Festivals worldwide, Hans sings an interesting selection of songs in both Dutch and English and plays concertina, melodeon and of course, bones! Felix Stowaways Definitely from foreign shores (the other side of the Orwell) the Felix Stowaways will be joining the festival once again. Now venturing over the border into Norfolk as well, the group are gaining quite a following at home and abroad! Golden Rivets One of the most popular groups in the area, Golden Rivets are a firm favourite at the Festival, where they perform lively renditions of a variety of maritime songs, accompanied by guitar, banjo, violin, accordion and bodhran. Grietje Sprot We are delighted to welcome Grietje Sprot back to the festival after they made such an impression last year. Coming from Hindeloopen, an ancient harbour town in Friesland, Netherlands, members of this group all love fish and all love singing and so became Grietje Sprot, the Fishwives Choir. They always perform in their distinctive traditional costumes, typical of Dutch fishwives of the 1920s. Their repertoire includes ballads and songs in Friesian and Dutch, all about fish, the sea, sailors, love and tragedy. 5 The Tower Hotel, Dovercourt Sailing Barge VICTOR AA rated 3 Star Hotel, Restaurant & Bar 01255 504952 Built in 1895 in Ipswich and restored in 2006, Sailing Barge Victor is a perfect marriage of a stable, majes- A Grade 2 listed building, built in the Italian style in 1885 and set in its own pleasant tic and traditionally rigged, 19th century sail- leafy grounds. Restaurant & bar open to non-residents 7 days a week. ing vessel, with comfortable and modern amenities. Provides spacious and well appointed accommodation for Harwich Shanty Festival or Enjoy a safe and relaxing experience in the out- any other time of year. Just a short distance from Dovercourt beach and Town Centre standing natural beauty of The Rivers Orwell and from Harwich Old Town. and Stour on Sailing Barge VICTOR with either a private party under sail with up to 40 of your friends, Available for receptions, parties, weddings family or colleagues or join a scheduled cruise with a and celebrations. complimentary cream tea or supper. Alternatively, Winter Bird Watching trips with the RSPB on the River Stour offer an outstanding and unique opportunity to observe a wide range of visit- ing, migrating and resident birds. enquiries contact Dave Westwood or [email protected] Www.tower-hotel-harwich.co.uk HARWICH RADIO Electrical & Household Appliances Radio & Television Goods “For all your Electrical needs” Open Mon-Sat 09.00-13.00 & 14.00-17.30 69-70 Church Street, Old Harwich, CO12 3DR 01255 502278 6 ,, GOOD FOOD THE CROWN POST RESTAURANT Chris and his team welcome you to The Crown Post Restaurant.
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