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23th annual International Shanty (or Chantey) Festival
Friday 22 October - Monday 25 October - Workum 2010 (The Netherlands)The festival will be held from Friday October 22 until Monday October 25 in the Friesian harbour town of Workum. Scroll down this page or use the blue links to find information about the performers, the program, tickets, how to travel, housing.
Jim Mageean in WorkumThe festival is always very pleased, proud and honoured to welcome, year after year, many guests and visitors from all over Europe and the United States. The festival hopes to see them again this year, and also hopes to welcome new visitors. But beware; this famous festival is extremely addictive! If you want to come to the festival and need support such as transportation or a place to stay, don't hesitate to contact the organization. Mail your question to: Anneke van der Wal. But first try it yourself on the website of Tourist Information: Tourist Information: VVV Workum. This site is only in Dutch and German though. You can mail the tourist information with a question in English at info@vvvworkum.nl
The festival provides concerts, singalongs, theatre, harbour acts and an open stage.
The focus in 2010 is on
Bob Zentz & Jeanne McDougall(USA),
The Wilsons from UK and
Jim Mageean.
Other groups will perform with shanties in the harbour.As always, the festival begins a week of sailing events with traditional vessels, the so-called Strontrace(www.strontraceworkum.nl). Therefore part of the festival will be held in the harbour of the old Zuiderzee city of Workum. The start of the race with traditional ships built for the inland waters is on the Monday.
Friday Oktober 22
With : Seyl & Treyl and Dutch Courage.
Time : 8 pm
location : Jopie Huisman Museum
Admission : € 6,--(incl. coffee or thee)Saterday Oktober 23
Time : 1 pm
location : water "The Dolte" behind the church
Admission : free
A wooden shoe race for children.
± 2.30 pm Concert for children, with children after the race has finished (admission is free)in the church.Shanty concert
Time : 7.30 pm
Location : Doopsgezinde kerk
Admission : € 15,-- A shantyconcert with Jim Mageean, Bob Zentz & Jeanne McDougall (USA)and the Wilsons (UK)Liereliet
Time : 23 pm
Location : De Klameare
Admission : € 3,--
A Singaround for shanties, everyone can join
Sunday Oktober 24
Time : 11 am.
Location : De Klameare
Admission : € 10,--
Koffieconcert in the Klameare with Jim Mageean, Bob Zentz & Jeanne McDougall and The Wilsons1 pm. Traditional sailor and ship market with music in the harbour (Free admission)
Open Stage
Time : 3 pm
Location : Scheepstimmerwerf "De Hoop" with Dutch Courage
visitors admission : € 5,--
Individual artists and groups up to 5 or 6 persons will perform authentic shanties. This is your chance to perform at Workum. sign up as soon as possible to be sure of your performance. Please contact Hans Weehuizen.Zonder deining
Time : 5 pm
Location : De Klameare
Admission : € 8,--
A concert without any maritime character, but with the best of their folksongs in all languagesMeal in the Klameare
Only in combination with a ticket of a concert
Time : 6.30 pm Cost : € 12,50Schuit van Blonde Arie....Maritime life songs
Engage for a musical journey along the sea cliffs and shallows of life With : Orkest voor zieken en zeevarenden with special guest : Jim Macgeean, Bob & Jeanne, the Wilsons and Nanne & Ankie.
Time : 8 pm
Location : De Klameare
Admission : € 8,--
Bob Zentz & Jeanne Mcdougall
For five decades, Bob Zentz has been a tireless advocate and practitioner of American traditional music in his native Virginia, across the U.S. and internationally, too. The Norfolk native is active in nurturing the next generation of traditional music performers, in the belief that the future of our world depends upon our youth, and music. His longtime "edu-tainment" program, "Homemade Music," is the title of the CD he and Jeanne released in 2009, featuring a combination of songs from that program as well as some favorites from Jeanne's family repertoire. Each song has a purpose, introducing a new musical instrument or concept, and the accompanying song book, to be released this year, will help you sing and play along with them! Bob is one of a growing number of maritime performers who has championed the poetry of Cicely Fox Smith in song. His 2007 CD, "Closehauled on the Wind of a Dream," featured original and traditional settings to nineteen of her texts, and the new Bob & Jeanne CD, "Shipmates," has even more CFS settings, including the title track, which was adapted to the tune of the traditional song "I Know Where I'm Going" by yet another CFS advocate, Charlie Ipcar of Maine, USA. The couple also combines music and history in ways that help bring the past to life. As a Ph.D. candidate in Early Modern Atlantic History and Music, Jeanne's academic papers on early American musical practices have blended with Bob's traditional music at prestigious venues including the American Historical Association as well as many events commemorating the 400th anniversary of English and Native encounter in the Chesapeake region of what is now the United States.
THE WILSON FAMILY have, for many years, been acknowledged as one of the finest Harmony Singing Folk groups in the U.K. and beyond and are probably unique in consisting entirely of five brothers, Tom, Chris, Steve, Ken and Mike, all from the same family.
The shear vocal power, enthusiasm and audacious harmonies are almost legendary among their many followers at Folk Festivals and clubs throughout the U.K. and abroad and would surely fill the sails of any Brigantine, Sloop or Ketch.Back in the 1970’s, when the family first started singing together as a group, they were influenced by many of the foremost a cappella groups of the day. At that time, Shanties did not form a separate genre and most of these groups did not differentiate between Shanties or Maritime songs and the many other traditional songs of life in previous centuries, though they all included them as part of an eclectic collection of songs. In those early days, folk club audiences loved to join in with choruses and Shanties provided a great opportunity for them to do so.
Being born and brought up in the North East of England not very far from a dozen or so fishing villages and less than 10 miles from the wide estuary of the River Tees, the influence of the sea was never far away, so it is no surprise that The Wilson Family have continued this tradition and include a wide variety of Shanties and Maritime songs within their extensive repertoire.
Whilst several folklorists and collectors had included this type of song in their published works, the undisputed source for most Shanties and Sea songs is the seminal work, “Shanties of the Seven Seas” by, the master, Stan Hugill. All of the brothers have had the privilege of knowing Stan personally and being ‘educated’ by him on the colourful realities of serving on sailing vessels and life at sea but Steve and Mike, during their time of singing with The Keelers, had the rare opportunity of singing with Stan and bringing back some of his songs to be amalgamated into the Family repertoire.
Along with Shanties and heroic admirals like Nelson and Benbow, they sing of Privateers and Pressgangs, Seal Hunts and Sea Battles, ‘The Rainbow’ and ‘The Royal Oak’ as well as many songs about how people loved and lived their lives in 19th century seaport towns which all connect us to our collective maritime past.
Like Stan and the Shantymen before him, The Wilson Family do not think of themselves as ‘performers’ but more as participators, with their audiences, in a shared experience which can be enjoyed by all.
I started singing as a very young child, learning songs from my grandmother, but didn’t know they were folk songs until much later.
In 1963 I went to my first folk club as a teenager in Newcastle upon Tyne.
I fell in love with the songs and particularly the sea shanties which were regularly sung there by Louis Killen, Johnny Handle and others.
Then in 1964 I went to my first folk festival in Scarborough, Yorkshire and there I met Stan Hugill who was singing there with The Spinners (my favourite group at that time). It was a life changing experience. I’m so glad I went there.
I started writing to Stan and invited him to Newcastle where he did a short tour.
I’ve been singing shanties ever since and through them I came to meet my singing partner for 35 years, Johnny Collins, who passed away in 2009 when we were in Gdansk. For 30 years Johnny and I sang at the Workum Festival and made many friends there. It was always our favourite and, for us, the best shanty festival in Europe.
2009 was the first year that I sang at Workum without Johnny and it was difficult for me but I know he would have wanted me to go on singing these great songs and keep his memory (and Stan’s) alive.Johnny Collins & Jim Mageean have cheered up the opening of the Strontrace for the past 26 years with their powerful duets and inspiring chorus songs. They have been the backbone of the annual song festival since its origin. The two British singers joined up as a duo in 1975 and have been performing at maritime festivals all over the world. They always manage to surprise their audience with new songs and they challenge the Frisian audience with fresh choruses.
Their first experience as a duo was at the start of the Strontrace in 1980 which was held at the occasion of the third Frisian Tsjoch Festival (its 29th anniversary is held on 16 th September). They were instantly enchanted with the audience and haven’t missed a Tsjoch Festival since. Johnny and Jim perform together as well as solo or with other musicians. Jim sings with The Keelers, a shany group dat frequented the Shanty Festival Workum in the 1990s. Johnny travels around the planet as solo shanty singer. Since 1960 he has been a frequent guest at folk festivals in his native country where he is famous for his shanties and traditional songs, accompanying himself on the guitar.
Their close link with the Shanty Festival Workum has been established on two CDs: ‘Strontrace’ and ‘Coming of Age’, both recorded live during the Workum Shanty Festival. Johnny Collins & Jim Mageean are highly appreciated performers and experts in historical facts and usage of shanties.
Monday October 19,
12 pm: Free admisssion
Traditional sailor and ship market with music in the harbour by Dutch groups1 pm: Free admission
Tickets
Start of the traditional boat races and fishing days; Stront- and Beurtrace and Fishing days (www.strontraceworkum.nl)Tickets are required for most concerts. Some other activities are free of charge. There will be tickets at the counters but to be sure of access, it's better to make a reservation Call: 0031-515-543377 or e-mail to ticket@liereliet.nl.
Do you want to support the Workum Festival? Then you can become member. Call Rob Laarhoven tel: 0031-512-544692 or email: shantyfestival@antenna.nlTo perform at the Open Stage, Sunday, October 18 please contact Jan Buijs
Take a sail in the Beurtrace
On Monday the cargoboats will leave on a round trip to Amsterdam. In the old days they took passengers and that is what they do now. You have to work a little, though. To make a reservation for this amazing trip call 0031 75 6212667 of email to fam.swart@hccnet.nl.
For more information and prices: www.zeilvracht.nlHow to get to Workum
Traditional ships loaded with dried cow manure (stront = manure) leave Workum.
Workum is a harbour town in the province of Friesland. It is situated on the IJsselmeer. When you come by car, there won't be any problem. The town has free parking.As for public transportation there are busses, but it will be faster to come by train. First travel to the town of Leeuwarden, then take the train to Stavoren and exit at Workum station, this takes more that half an hour. The train leaves every hour from Leeuwarden, 22 minutes past the hour. The last train is at 10.22 pm.
If you take a plane to the Netherlands you will arrive at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam. From here there are trains to Leeuwarden. Sometimes there is a direct line, but most of the time you will have to take 1 or 2 trains (change at Amersfoort and Zwolle) Trains leave twice every hour. From Leeuwarden, you take the train to Stavoren and exit at Workum station. The whole trip will take approximately 3 hours.
Information airport: Schiphol
Information trains: Nederlandse SpoorwegenWorkum station is just outside the town. It is walkable. If you need a ride you can try to contact the organization of the festival, so someone can pick you up.
Where to stay
Workum is a popular tourist attraction. Lodgings and restaurants are no problem in Workum. For housing you can find a good overview on B&Bs and hotels on the website: www.vvvworkum.nl. For contact tourist information mail to info@vvvworkum.nl There is even a camp site, if you want to bring a camper or caravan. (this site is only in Dutch and German). You can mail the tourist information with a question in English at vvvworkum.nl or contact the organization of the festival.If there is important information missing or if you see any mistakes on the page, please contact the webmaster. Mail to jbsjaarda@gmail.com
