Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen (kalletlarsen.com) are among the many fine performers at the 4th Annual Sea Music Festival, June 6-9 in beautiful Essex, CT. © Alison Shaw
The 4th Annual CT Sea Music Festival will drop anchor in historic downtown Essex the weekend of June 6-9. This family-friendly weekend includes a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, free daytime workshops and concerts featuring local, regional, and international maritime performers, a family stage, demonstrations of sailor skills, sails on the Connecticut River, a Sunday morning revival-style hymn sing, and late-night Chantey Sings in the Griswold Inn and the Essex Corinthian Yacht Club. Evening concerts are ticketed events. Stroll Main Street, Essex with ice cream in hand and hear sea chanteys and maritime music from all over the world!
For more information, visit the Festival website at ctseamusicfest.org, Facebook at facebook.com/CTSeaMusicFest, Instagram @ct_sea_music_festival, or contact@ctseamusicfest.org.
The CT Sea Music Festival is a project of the Maritime Music & Tradition Society Corp., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It receives major sponsorship from Privé-Swiss, sponsorships from The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA), The Folk Music Society of New York, Inc., 4Imprint, The Paul Foundation, and support from The Griswold Inn and The Essex Corinthian Yacht Club. ■
