Lauded as “first rate” by Pete Seeger, The Johnson Girls (thejohnsongirls.com) are among the many fine performers at the 4th Annual Sea Music Festival, June 6-9 in beautiful Essex, CT.
The 4th Annual CT Sea Music Festival will drop anchor in historic downtown Essex, CT 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!
The CT Sea Music Festival is a project of the Maritime Music & Tradition Society. Through the event this 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization aims to share and teach stories, roots and culture behind the wonderful and expansive world of maritime music, from deepwater sailing to inland waterways.
The Festival receives major sponsorship from Privé-Swiss, and 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.
For more information, visit the Festival website at ctseamusicfest.org, Facebook at facebook.com/CTSeaMusicFest, Instagram @ct_sea_music_festival, or contact@ctseamusicfest.org. ■
