AHOY!!
Ahoy!
New Zealand's Most 'Sea Worthy' Shanty Group™ have been belting out traditional sea songs from Aotearoa, France, Spain, the UK and more, for 3 years now. Sailors and landlubbers from across the country have been battered by the rousing chorus of this two-man tempest of pure shanty.
Come grab a shanty sheet and sing along to whole new swag of original sea songs about NZ's past -plus all your favourite old favourites of course!
The WSSS released their first album to great critical acclaim in 2013. The Sunday Star Times called it probably the best dance album of the year... Now the group has a new collection of spume-filled traditional and original shanties to share: Now That's What I Call Sea Shanties vol 2!!
The W.S.S.S comprise Vorn Dont le Père Etait Marin, from the indie pop band Vorn (www.vorn.co.nz), and Lake Davineer, from the electro pop band Urbantramper (www.urbantramper.com) and Lake South (www.lake-south.com). Vorn is on squeeze box duties, while Lake strums the git-fiddle. Rousing harmonies and raucous foot-stomping abound!
TOUR DATES:
Fri July 3 EAST BY WEST FERRY, Wellington, 8pm (Limited tickets here: http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2015/wellington-sea-shanty-society/wellington )
Sun July 5 FREIDA MARGOLIS, Auckland (Limited tickets: http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2015/wellington-sea-shanty-society/auckland/grey-lynn )
Wed Jul 8 INTERISLANDER FERRY, Cook Strait (Free)
Wed Jul 8 STRAWBERRY TREE, Kaikoura (TBC)
Thu Jul 9 PORT HOLE BAR, Lyttleton (Free/Koha)
Fri Jul 10 HILLTOP TAVERN, Hilltop/Banks Peninsula (Free)
Sat Jul 11 DOG WITH TWO TAILS, Dunedin (Free/Koha)
Sun Jul 12 THE SHERWOOD, Queenstown
Tue Jul 14 INTERISLANDER FERRY, Cook Strait (Free)
The album features 5 original shanties about such historical figures as: Young Nick (famous head), Sam Parnell (8 hour working day), Hori Waiti (Pakeha Maori), Jacky Marmon ('Cannibal Jack').
