Saturday August 16th (doors open at 6:45PM)
For our headline event, we are delighted this year to bring you three amazing acts on one bill at the iconic Morecambe winter Gardens.
Get ready to sail into a night of incredible music at the Morecambe Maritime Festival Concert! Headlining the event is the internationally acclaimed writer and singer John Conolly, best known for his timeless classic, “Fiddler’s Green.”
Also performing are the fantastic five-piece band Jack Tars and the lively four-piece shanty crew Ship to Shore. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening celebrating maritime music!
The Jack Tars
You can expect an energetic and multi-instrument approach to Maritime music, whilst still retaining traditional elements and powerful harmonies within some acapella numbers. The Jack Tars aim to present their music in a visual style that takes their audiences back in time to the taverns of old. It will be a captivating performance which will capture some of the best traditional maritime music from the 18thC and 19thC whilst a few early 20thC songs make the set list.⚓️
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John Conolly
The internationally-respected writer and singer of Sea Songs, from the fishing-port of Grimsby. His “Greatest Hit”, the classic “FIDDLERS’ GREEN”, is known and loved all over the world, and has been covered by many famous artists. John’s songs will take you on a sea-voyage, from the action on the deck of a deep-sea trawler, via the pathos of “The Widowmaker” to the saucy seaside humour of “The Bionic Fisherman”, linked with entrtaining anecdotes from his worldwide travels. ⚓️
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Ship To Shore
Ship to Shore are a group of shanty singers based in and around the Holme Valley in West Yorkshire. Miles from the sea in any given direction, they may well be the most land-locked sea shanty group in the country! Expect a selection of shanties and light-hearted songs, many of which you may know well, others you might not have heard before. You will be expected to join in wherever possible!⚓️