The Great Open Sea - A Wellington Sea Shanty Society Extravaganza (ADULTS #1)
Schedule
Fri Nov 29 2024 at 07:00 pm
UTC+13:00Location
150 Breaker Bay Rd, Breaker Bay, Wellington 6022, New Zealand | Wellington, WG
They say the first W.S.S.S Shanteur was half man, half taniwha, half woman. Wasn’t so much born as broke upon the land, like a rogue wave, round Makara way. Had a voice like a porpoise in heat and moved like seaweed in the shallows. This mysterious progenitor soon had the whares and flophouses of Te Whanga-nui-a Tara awash with marine melodies. Wellington was officially a shanty town.
The most affected began to meet secretly, after dark, at bring-a-bottle affairs on the bad side of Breaker Bay. The gatherings were frequented by visiting sailors from far and wide – and the regulars known as the finest (and most raucous) choir in the south seas. No surprise that when the law came to town, they were driven undergound.
BUT – the bottle is full again! The W.S.S.S have surfaced and can be heard singing once more. What's more, they can be sung with too! - without (much) fear of inprisonment.
It’s not often a group is at once our heritage and our future. With a shanty there’s a way to find freedom, on…
THE WAVES OF THE GREAT OPEN SEA!
TICKETS:
https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/tour/26272/The-Great-Open-Sea---A-Wellington-Sea-Shanty-Society-Extravaganza.utr
KIDS SHOW: https://www.facebook.com/events/1247211906623705/
FRIDAY SHOW:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2062152427515891/
Where is it happening?
150 Breaker Bay Rd, Breaker Bay, Wellington 6022, New Zealand, 150 Breaker Bay Rd, Breaker Bay, Wellington 6022, New Zealand,Wellington, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays: