Ahoy there! Climb aboard for our Mini Sea Shanty festival on Saturday from noon.
RX Shanty men
It starts with the RX Shantymen from Hastings followed by…
Shirley Knott from Southampton
Spinnaker Shanty from Hampshire
Alternate Quay from Bristol & Portsmouth
Portsmouth Shantymen
RX Shantymen from Hastings
Graeme Knights from London
The Wilsons
The above have sung all over the world, many have sailed and sung on the tall ships in Amsterdam, Bristol, Hull, Liverpool, Portsmouth and Australia.
Graeme Knights was invited Down Under last year and also toured the USA where he sang in the famous maritime festival.The Wickham Festival is again hosting a sea shanty celebration
The Shanty songs, are working songs that helped sailors haul up the masts and sails on tall ships.
This event will be a real treat for those who love this rousing form of song so make sure you catch it in one of the tents at the bottom end of the festival.
We're sorry to report that London Irish band Neck will no longer be appearing at Wickham following the sad death of their frontman Leeson O'Keeffe from pancreatic cancer. 😢https://extra.ie/2024/04/16/entertainment/leeson-okeeffe-dies?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0jxfQ3m60a8rhMDXDd_uQCQ78dtyUm_hu4ODGgbnWTdjK84h7oaiy4CcQ_aem_Ab3xsbuyb9xXCSkVrrwhtKr49bitsElo63xxA040IHSYHw9XKChbeyYotEwyKhGu9zgs83NrC8h5-xjHOFJwIvxR ... See MoreSee Less
The Saw Doctors would like to say a Big Thanks to everybody who has bought or streamed ‘All We Love’ today —the new single is Number 3 in Ireland and No. 23 in the UK. Here’s the link to buy or stream ‘All We Love’
https://orcd.co/allwelove
Wonderfully evocative and typically catchy song from our old friends @sawdoctors ready for #StPatricksDay
Would love to hear them do this at #wickhamfesival one day. Great stuff!
Our new line-up inc. Curtis Stigers with a few more artists inc. Jerry Douglas to add. We hope to unveil last confirmed artists inc. one more headliner soon. Day & Tier 4 Weekend tickets selling fast. Save £50 on every 4-day weekend ticket. Book now. http://www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
We're delighted to announce that 16-times GRAMMY Award winner Jerry Douglas, one of the world's finest dobro & lap steel guitar players, will be at this year's Wickham Music Festival on Sat. 3rd Aug. Day & Weekend tickets selling fast!
After announcing the great American singer Curtis Stigers for the Wickham Music Festival yesterday we'll be announcing another great American musician this evening (Tuesday). A clue. He's a 14-times Grammy Award winner. Any guesses?
