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The wave doesn’t conform to the shape of the rock. It smashes it. The sea doesn’t pretend to be hospitable. It summons courage. And a shantyband never licks the captain's boot. They release another EP!The best shanties invite us to open our hearts along with the bottle. To draw strength from camaraderie and drown our pettinesses. To seek the rough edge of the wave and savour the salt within. And so, the WSSS have issued a call to arms with their new collection: Never Mind the Rowlocks, Here’s the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.
Never fear if you find yourself adrift on a sea of AI slop, lapping at your hull, lulling you to sleep — Lake Davineer, Vorn dont Le Père Était Marin, Young Nic, Tomas el Largo, and Louis Quatorze are back again to fill your sails and slap the codfish slime clean off your cheeks.
Just when everyone is lamenting the empty galleys of the good ship Wellington, and those ol’ scurvy-mongers are promising renewed bounty if you would only tack five degrees to port or starboard come election time, these songs remind us the sea at least will sustain us, and there’s rum and (metaphorical) guns for them that wants to fight.
Lin Seal | Wellington Nautical History Monthly
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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.
ALL SHOWS
WED 3 JUNE - 5Tapped Limited, Waiharakeke/Blenheim
THU 4 JUNE - Scott’s Brewing, Ōamaru
FRI 5 JUNE - Pioneer Hall, Ōtepoti/Dunedin
SAT 6 JUNE - Naval Point Club, Ōhinehou/Lyttleton
SUN 7 JUNE - The Dog’s Bone, Whakatū/Nelson
FRI 3 JULY - Point Chev Sailing Club, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland
SAT 4 JULY - Leigh Sawmill, Leigh (Arvo show)
SUN 5 JULY - Calliope Sea Scout Hall, Devonport
FRI - 31 JULY - Breaker Bay Hall, Pōneke/Wellington #1
SAT - 1 AUG - Breaker Bay Hall, Pōneke/Wellington (KIDS show)
SAT - 1 AUG - Breaker Bay Hall, Pōneke/Wellington #2
Tickets to all shows: https://wellingtonseashantysociety.com/shows
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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.
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