Shanty-Choir Berlin
Founded in 1985, today more than 40 active singers and 9 musicians with accordion, guitar, bass guitar, banjo and drums sing and make music. We bring real maritime flair!
We sing melodies of the seas and seafaring, romantic sea shanties, popular mood songs, interesting solo songs, lively medleys and even maritime Christmas songs. To preserve nautical traditions, we also sing authentic shanties as they were sung on the old square-rigged sailing ships in the rhythm of work.
Our repertoire comprises 150 songs and is constantly being developed.
We rehearse weekly and have around 50 varied performances a year. We maintain friendships with other choirs through choir trips. The highlights of the year include our large hall concerts, such as the Festival of Seamen's Songs and Christmas at Sea.
Of course, the applause always gives us new motivation to learn new melodies and lyrics.
But we don't just sing about the sea, we actually taste the salt air when we cruise the Baltic Sea once a year on a proud three-master and set sail ourselves!