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The scuttlebutt is true...⛵
The most seaworthy sea shanty band in the South Pacific is releasing their long-awaited 4th collection of new and old maritime bangers:
'Never Mind the Rowlocks - Here's the Wellington Sea Shanty Society'.
All aboard as we set sail for the salty horizon. Prepare to be battered once again by the 4-sailor squall of pure shanty.
SINGALONG SHANTIES! NAUTICAL GAMES! BEST DRESSED PRIZES!
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Reviews:
Their live performances have turned into raucous crowd-participating evenings around the capital and there's certainly a Mumford and Sons-style danceability to these nine tracks which take them beyond simple comic value - although you'll be hard-pressed not to listen with a smile on your face.
Stuff.co.nz
It’s hard to describe the impact of stadium concert level audience euphoria in a small community hall, yet that is what it is. Bopping bodies, bathed in coloured light, so into the music, which is just fantastic in every way. The dance area is more like an ecstatic mosh pit.
Theatreview
Do you still call it “stagecraft” if they work the whole room? We split into hoorays and hoorahs for shanty classic Le Corsaire Le Grand Coureur. Things get tribal. Swords are brandished. It is indeed a tempest.
The Post
The debut release from Wellington Sea Shanty Society is, as the album and band title suggest, brimful of tunes of which the Pogues would be proud.
Otago Daily Times.
Probably New Zealand's best dance album of the year
Sunday Star Times.
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WELLINGTON SEA SHANTY SOCIETY
Aotearoa New Zealand's Most 'Sea Worthy' Shanty Group™ have been belting out traditional and original sea songs from Aotearoa, France, Spain, the UK and more, since time immemorial (2012).
The W.S.S.S have toured Aotearoa and France multiple times and are known for their rowdy and participatory live shows. They've performed at Paimpol (one of the world's largest shanty festivals), Splore, Albany Folk Festival (Aus), Quebec Sea Shanty Festival (Canada) and a shipload of other festivals in NZ, France & Canada.
They will be playing new classics from their forthcoming EP 'Never Mind the Rowlocks' as well as your foamy favourites from the 'Sea Shanties of the 70s, 80s, & Today!' EP and their 'Now That's What I Call Sea Shanties' series.
