Event
Dates
Tuesday 1st July
Performances at 12pm and 2pm, finishing at around 3pm
Ticket Price
FREE
Venue
The Wingfield Quayside off Maritime Avenue. (At the back of the Museum of Hartlepool by the PS Wingfield Castle)
Join the crew of Zawisza Czarny in Hartlepool for a free afternoon of maritime music and celebration!
On 1st July, the crew of the majestic tall ship Zawisza Czarny will be in Hartlepool – and you’re warmly invited to be part of the festivities!
Enjoy two live performances of traditional sea shanties, meet the crew, and discover the fascinating history of this impressive vessel. It’s a unique opportunity to experience the spirit of the sea and glimpse life through a sailor’s eyes.
The crew can’t wait to welcome you for this special day of song and storytelling!
Zawisza Czarny Mail Voice Shanty Choir
The choir have ventured to Hartlepool, from Gdynia in Poland, to commemorate the M/S Pilsudski, one of Poland’s largest troop carriers. She was sunk by the Germans during WW2 just off the coast of Hartlepool. The commanding officer, Capt. Mamert Stankiewicz, did not survive this tragedy and is in fact buried in West View Cemetery in Hartlepool.
Zawisza Czarny are the only sailing choir (or singing crew) in the world, promoting maritime traditions to the highest standard through singing authentic, traditional work songs the way they were performed on the decks of sailing ships from bygone days. They perform classical shanties, ceremonial songs, below-deck repertoire as well as contemporary songs from the maritime folk genre, which are performed in their original languages.
This was made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, visitors can enjoy this fantastic performance.
