Enjoy sea shanties and maritime music at Morecambe Winter Gardens
On August 15 go along to Morecambe Winter Gardens for Morecambe Maritime Festival.
Come along during the day for the free event and book tickets to stay for an unforgettable evening of maritime music, sea shanties, and traditional folk at the historic theatre.
Featuring a stellar lineup of local favourites and internationally acclaimed artists, this showcase celebrates the rich heritage of songs and stories from the sea.
Fresh back from Oban International Shanty Festival and Lowther’s Folk & Roots Festival The Mizzen Crew enjoy maritime songs, stories and music.
They have always supported local charities and this year are supporting CancerCare as well their bucket collections for the Morecambe Lifeboats.
A master of traditional and contemporary folk music, Steve Turner is celebrated for his incredible concertina song accompaniments and is widely regarded as one of the finest voices on the folk scene. Expect strong, sweeping melodies and a warm, engaging performance.
Steve Turner has played and sung at Maritime and Shanty Festivals all over the world, including Australia, New Zealand and USA and has headlined Maritime festivals in UK, USA and Finland.
Pressgang Mutiny are Toronto’s Shantymen, dedicated to traveling the globe to discover shanties, works songs and the people who sing them.
Their music is deeply grounded in the shanty tradition and anchored on their signature four-part harmony.
They also push the boundaries to explore the musical connections between shanties and other genres to showcase everything that shanties can be.
The event at Morecambe Winter Gardens on August 15 is from 7.30pm until 10pm.