Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival

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The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival

LXCL:The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival celebrates traditional maritime music and the maritime history of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and New England. Our annual festival, starting in 2000, brings maritime music from across the country and around the world to the streets of downtown Portsmouth, all completely free, thanks to our volunteers, non-profit partners, sponsors, and donors.

Come enjoy an afternoon of sailing and singing to raise funds for the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival aboard the beautiful schooner Ardelle! Two hours at sea&hellip; Come sail with us on the Ardelle, a modern replica of a classic pinky schooner, built by the ship&rsquo;s master, Harold Burnham. Some of you will have seen the Ardelle from the decks of the Adventure on one of our previous sailing excursions, or sailed on the Ardelle with Michael O&rsquo;Leary&rsquo;s Celtic Music Sunset Sails. She is a real joy to be aboard; <a fr-original-style="" href="https://maritimeheritagecharters.com/about-us/our-vessels/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">learn more about the Ardelle here</a>. We will enjoy a concert from the inimitable <a fr-original-style="" href="https://seashanties4all.com/groups-artists/cliff-haslam/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Cliff Haslam</a>. Cliff has hosted the weekly Monday night chantey sing at the Griswold Inn in Essex, Conn., for decades, and has performed at previous PMFF events and other festivals around the world. His resonant baritone and northern English accent invite enthusiastic singing along. The performance will be followed by an open chantey sing, so bring your best voice! There may also be an opportunity for some practical chanteying, weather permitting! Also bring some food, if you like, and non-alcoholic beverages of your choice. For licensing reasons, beer and wine is only available for sale by the Ardelle crew. We sail promptly&nbsp;at 1, so be there early! A few other notes:1. We require the full name of all passengers to comply with Coast Guard regulations.2. If the sail is canceled due to weather, we will notify you as best we can and offer refunds.3. If you want to make an extra donation beyond the ticket, we would be grateful. Donations beyond the ticket are tax-deductible as otherwise legally allowed.4. Zeffy is a non-profit organization which provides completely free payment processing services to other non-profits like PMFF. When you check you, you may be asked for a tip; this money goes to support Zeffy in their work.

PMFF Maritime Music Sail

The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is completely free, every year, thanks to donors like you. We are able to continue to bring traditional maritime music to the streets, historic sites, and businesses of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, every year since 2000 because of your support. Thank you!

The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is completely free, every year, thanks to donors like you.We are able to continue to bring traditional maritime music to the streets, historic sites, and businesses of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, every year since 2000 because of your support.Thank you!

The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival

The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival

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