Pōneke Shanty Club and The Walker Traditional Folk Music Trust
Invite you to enter, the first ever Wellington Sea Shanty Showdown! Gather a crew of fellow Wellington Region-based high school students and record (video) yourselves singing TWO sea shanties unaccompanied (a capella).
Instruments are not permitted; thejudges are looking for the group singing energy that kept a ship's crew workingtogether in the days of old.
Final date for entries is October 1, 2026
Prize info (Please note: prizes are per entry/crew, NOT per singer)
First prize $500
Second prize $300
Third prize $200
https://sites.google.com/view/shanty-showdown
Members of the Poneke Shanty Club singing "Donkey Riding" at Tradfest 26
