| Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival 2012 Schedule |
THIS WEEKEND
The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival presents traditional American and English folk music. The festival is held on the last weekend in September, with free events both Saturday and Sunday. In 2012, there are five weekends in September; our thirteenth annual festival will be held Saturday, Septemer 29 and Sunday, September 30. (See complete schedule below)
Since the autumn of 2000, we have celebrated our local and national heritage of seafaring and maritime trades by taking nautical songs and music to the pubs, cafés, churches and streets of
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he Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is funded exclusively by the generous donations of local friends, businesses and companies and by fans of maritime music from all over. For the third year in a row,
Friday, September 28, 2012:
Saturday, September 29, 2012:
Sunday, September 30, 2012 – Ongoing in the
Traditional Music Session at the Press Room
For nearly 30 years, the Press Room, at
Accessibility moderate: granite step up to first floor, outward-opening wide door, standard restrooms.
Roving Shantying Around Town
Opening the festival Saturday morning, a crew of maritime singers, shantymen, and bold Festival privateers will start at 10:00 AM in front of RiRa in the
Accessibility good: this is outdoors on the brick sidewalks, sidewalk cuts from street, no restrooms. Bear in mind, this is a moving event, not established in one location.
“Music in My Pockets”
Thanks to support from the New Hampshire Humanities Council, we are pleased to offer this program for children and families. Jeff Warner will share singing games, funny songs, old songs, and “pocket instruments” like spoons and dancing puppets. The audience will revisit 1850 to 1910 in a New England port, participating in timeless, hearty entertainment and learning how
Full Accessibility: ground floor, ramp, accessible door, accessible restrooms.
Maritime Open Sings
For nearly ten years, at the Press Room, 77 Daniel St., Tom Hall and Linn Schulz have hosted a monthly (3rd Saturdays) shanty and forebitter session. Each September, a second monthly session is part of PMFF Saturday, from 2:30-5:00 PM. And this year, for the first time and due to popular demand, there will be yet another opportunity to raise your voices in hearty sea song. RiRaIrish pub at
Accessibility (Press Room) moderate: granite step up to first floor, outward-opening wide door, standard restrooms. Accessibility (RiRa) good: short ramp up to first floor, double doors, standard restrooms.
“Nor’easters” Saturday Evening Concert
For the fourth year, through the generosity of Celtic Crossing gift shop, we are pleased to present a full-length evening concert at Sanborn Hall, part of the
Full Accessibility: Ramp, stair lift, accessible restrooms.
Cameo Concerts at
The Portsmouth Athenaeum is a non-profit membership library and museum, incorporated in 1817 and located in the heart of historic downtown
Accessibility moderate: one granite step up to first floor, outward-opening double doors, no restrooms.
Returning for the fifth year as a venue, Oppenheimer is located on a side street in back of the Market Square Shanty Blast location. This comfortable, cozy space doubles the opportunities to hear festival performers in half-hour mini-concerts.
Accessibility: Full, with pre-arrangement. Otherwise difficult: six granite steps up to standard outward-opening door, accessible restrooms on a lower level.
Sing-Around at the Rusty Hammer
Hosted by Linn Schulz and Tom Hall, the Sunday Maritime Sing will feature various festival performers, coming and going throughout the afternoon, as well as audience participants. This is the seventh year the Rusty Hammer restaurant has been a sponsor. Drop in for a pint and a few choruses –
Accessibility difficult: street level, standard outward-opening doors, narrow entry hall, interior steps, standard restrooms.
Shanty Blast Finale
A giant, roaring final sing ends the weekend with a blast. All performers gather on the sidewalk in
Accessibility good: this is outdoors on the brick sidewalk, sidewalk cuts from street, no restrooms.