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Chanting Lads

Kontakt:
Chanting Lads
Hans Werther
Korn 60
4271 BR Dussen
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)183 40 20 33
eMail: info (at) chantinglads.nl
www.chantinglads.nl

Chanting Lads

  • Founded in: 2013
  • Members: 6
  • Instruments: accordion

The Chantings Lads seek a challenge in singing and making music in perfect harmony. They sing their own arrangements of shanties, traditional songs and ballads in English, French and Dutch language.


Gronauer Shanty-Chor

Kontakt:
Gronauer Shanty-Chor
Hans-Jürgen Lemaitre
Bonhoefferring 2a
48599 Gronau
Phone: 0 25 62 2 02 72
eMail: info (at) gronauer-shanty-chor.de
www.gronauer-shanty-chor.de

Gronauer Shanty-Chor

  • Chairman: Karin Weiß
  • Musical Director: Wilhelm Bernhardt
  • Founded in: 1998
  • Members: 40
  • Instruments: accordion, guitar
  • LPs / CDs: 3

The Gronauer Shanty-Chor consists not only of singers excited by the sea but also of settled landsmen. The repertoire ranges from sea songs and ballads to shanties in German, Low German, Dutch and English.


Loggers Men

Kontakt:
Logger′s Men
Shanty Group
Peter Klemmt
Küferstr. 32
28779 Bremen
Phone: 04 21 60 70 17

Logger′s Men

  • Members: 9
  • Instruments: accordion, guitar, bass
  • LPs / CDs: 1

The Logger′s Men are a crew of singers and musicians committed to the original shanties and forbitters of the sailors on historical ships of the 17th to 19th century.


Lotsenchor Cuxhven

Kontakt:
Lotsenchor Cuxhaven
Arend Tiedemann
Hans-Leip-Str. 4
27476 Cuxhaven
Phone: 0 47 21 4 77 75
eMail: arend.tiedemann (at) t-online.de

Lotsenchor Cuxhaven

  • Chairman: Arend Tiedemann
  • Musical Director: Holger Kriedemann
  • Founded in: 1971
  • Members: 14
  • Instruments: accordion
  • LPs / CDs: 3 (1977, 1982 und 1993)

The singers of the Lotsenchor Cuxhaven were all captains sailing the seas worldwide. They worked as pilots on river Elbe for 30 years.


Ol′Hands Shantymen

Kontakt:
Ol′Hands Shantymen
Henk de Groot
PLZ Ort
Phone: +31 (0) 55 5 41 11 89
eMail: olhands (at) kpnmail.nl
www.olhands.nl

Ol′Hands Shantymen

  • Founded in: 2003
  • Members: 4
  • Instruments: accordion
  • LPs / CDs: 3

Since 2003 the group from The Netherlands with its four enthusiastic singers is singing shanties and seasongs of the seven seas. Their varied repertoire ranges from original shanties and atmospheric forbitters all performed a capella.


Otterndorfer Shanty-Chor

Kontakt:
Otterndorfer Shantychor
Liedertafel von 1831 e.V.
Lüder Cordes
Große Ortsstraße 100
21762 Otterndorf
Phone: 0 47 51 30 21
eMail: m.degutsch (at) otterndorfershantychor.de
www.otterndorfershantychor.de

Otterndorfer Shantychor

  • Chairman: Lüder Cordes
  • Musical Director: Erika Willenbrink
  • Founded in: 1831
  • Members: 29
  • Instruments: accordion, guitar, bass
  • LPs / CDs: 2

In 2011 the Otterndorfer Shantychor celebrated his 180th anniversary. The choir is one of the oldest in Northern Germany.


Schifferchor Rekum

Kontakt:
Schifferchor Rekum von 1978 e.V.
Günter Seumer
Schumannstr. 91b
28790 Schwanewede
Phone: 0 42 09 91 96 20
eMail: kontakt (at) schifferchor-rekum.de
www.schifferchor-rekum.de

Schifferchor Rekum

  • Chairman: Johann Gloistein
  • Musical Director: Hinrich Rathje
  • Founded in: 1978
  • Members: 35
  • Instruments: accordion, drums, harmonica
  • LPs / CDs: 9

The Schifferchor Rekum was founded in 1978 and from that time on the singers take heart to the motto:
Rejoice in singing shanties and delighting the audience.


Schulschiff Deutschland-Chor Bremen-Vegesack

Kontakt:
Schulschiff Deutschland-Chor
Bertram Kittel
Bördestr. 47 A
28717 Bremen
Phone: 04 21 6 36 17 27
eMail: kontakt (at) schulschiff-deutschland-chor.de
www.schulschiff-deutschland-chor.de

Schulschiff Deutschland-Chor

  • Chairman: Bertram Kittel
  • Founded in: 2000
  • Instruments: accordion, bass
  • Unforgotten Shows: 1. Bremer Seemannslieder- und Shanty-Festival, Auftritt in der Stadtkirche Bremen-Vegesack 2013
  • LPs / CDs: 3

40 singers musically set sails. Singing of foreign harbours and adventures, but also of longing and romance, the choir is committed to setting marks with their choice of songs and their own interpretation.


Seeteufel Halle

Kontakt:
Musikverein Seeteufel Halle (Saale) e. V.
Straße Hausnr
PLZ Ort
Phone: 08 15 47 11
eMail: info (at) webseite.de
www.seeteufel-halle.de

Seeteufel Halle

  • Vorsitzende: Kerstin Lehmann
  • Musical Director: Kerstin Lehmann
  • Founded in: 2007
  • Members: 30
  • Instruments: accordion

The main thing about this choir is the casual and fluffy way they present maritime songs. Since 2011 the choir is successfully touring island Usedom for 10 days every year. Another highlight was the supporting act of Santiano at Händels Open Festival 2013.


Shanty-Chor Cuxhaven

Kontakt:
Shanty-Chor Cuxhaven e.V.
Kapitän-Alexander-Str. 34
27472 Cuxhaven
Phone: 0 47 21 73 19 54
eMail: info (at) shanty-chor-cuxhaven.de
www.shanty-chor-cuxhaven.de

Shanty-Chor Cuxhaven

  • Chairman: Dr. Jan A. Bühner
  • Musical Director: Udo Brozio
  • Founded in: 1968
  • Members: 25
  • Instruments: accordion, guitar, bass, rhythm instruments
  • Unforgotten Shows: Kurhaus Interlaken, Dom Regensburg, Dom Truro (GB)
  • Favourite Song: jeder gute Satz für 4-stimmigen Männerchor
  • LPs / CDs: 18 seit 1974

Shanty-Chor Grambke

Kontakt:
Shanty-Chor Grambke
Werner Bartels
Blücherstr. 7
28203 Bremen
Phone: 04 21 7 86 43
eMail: w-bartels (at) web.de
www.shanty-chor-grambke.de.vu

Shanty-Chor Grambke

  • Chairman: Werner Bartels
  • Musical Director: Peter Katenkamp
  • Founded in: 1979
  • Members: 31
  • Instruments: accordion, guitar

Shanty-Chor Hude

Kontakt:
Shanty Chor Hude e.V.
Fritz Meyer
Taubenstrasse 1
27798 Hude
Phone: 0 44 08 69 48
eMail: fritz.meyer (at) shanty-chor-hude.de
www.shanty-chor-hude.de

Shanty-Chor Hude

  • Chairman: Fritz Meyer
  • Musical Director: Reinhold Husemann
  • Founded in: 2005
  • Members: 60
  • Instruments: accordion, guitar, bass

Themed "A Sailor′s Heart" the Shanty-Chor Hude tours and presents his repertoire of part music and multilingual, international shanties and seasongs.


Shanty-Chor Nordenham

Kontakt:
Shanty-Chor Nordenham e. V.
Günter Morawietz
Robinsonstr. 13
26954 Nordenham
Phone: 0 47 31 8 03 05
eMail: gmorawietz (at) shanty-chor-nordenham.de
www.shanty-chor-nordenham.de

Shanty-Chor Nordenham

  • Chairman: Günter Morawietz
  • Musical Director: Hergen Endlich
  • Founded in: 1983
  • Members: 34
  • Instruments: accordion, guitar, harmonica
  • LPs / CDs: 2

The repertoire of the Nordenhamer Shanty-Chor is mainly committed to classic shanties in English, most of them presented for several voices.


Shanty-Chor Roth

Kontakt:
Shanty-Chor Roth
Volker Reußwig
Hailerer Str. 32
63571 Gelnhausen
Phone: 0170 4 43 89 11
eMail: svreusswig (at) gmx.de
www.facebook.com/SangerlustRoth

Shanty-Chor Roth

  • Musical Director: Matthias Roth
  • Founded in: 1979
  • Members: 16
  • Instruments: accordion, harmonica

The Shanty-Chor was founded in 1979 as one more choir of the Sängerlust Roth and even today more than half of the members also sing in the mixed choir of the Sängerlust. Right from the beginning the repertoire has not only comprised of shanties but also of classic songs for male choirs.


Shantygruppe Käpt′n Bligh Nordenham

Kontakt:
Shantygruppe Käpt′n Bligh Nordenham
Heinz-Juergen Miek
Weserstr. 8 a
26954 Nordenham
Phone:
eMail: info (at) kaeptnbligh.de
www.kaeptnbligh.de

Shantygruppe Käpt′n Bligh Nordenham

  • Musical Director: Heinz-Jürgen Miek
  • Founded in: 2005
  • Members: 11
  • Instruments: a capella

The repertoire of a capella group Käpt′n Bligh solely comprises of traditional shanties. This group formed a few years ago from members of the Shanty-Chor Nordenham and meanwhile they have become a constant in the shanty scene.


de Scheepsjoagers

Kontakt:
Shantykoor de Scheepsjoagers
Olof Palmelaan 4
Muntendam
9649 BH Groningen
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0) 598 61 41 48
eMail: info (at) webseite.de
www.scheepsjoagers.nl

Shantykoor de Scheepsjoagers

  • Musical Director: Nico Dijkman
  • Founded in: 1991
  • Members: 70
  • Instruments: accordion, bass, trumpet, drums, banjo
  • LPs / CDs: 9

The popular choir from The Netherlands was founded in 1991 in Muntendam (NL) and started with 40 singers. Interest was big and has even grown throughout the years so that the choir nowadays counts 70 members. With almost 30 shows and concerts every year they have quite a busy schedule.