Overview
The Blowboys from Rostock
To blow maritime music and sea shanties from Rostock out into the world – that’s the mission of these seven coastal lads! Part of the current crew already shook up the somewhat dusty genre between 2015 and 2019, taking everything that wasn’t nailed down by storm: radio and television, harbor pubs and fishing trawlers, churches and concert halls, grandma’s birthday parties and open-air stages, sailing regattas and recording studios. No matter what the barometer reads, even today The Blowboys find the right course for every event. They continue to rely on finely tuned vocal harmonies in their own arrangements, while their expanded instrumentation – accordion, guitar, piano, double bass, and percussion – would make any naval band green with envy and delivers a powerful punch, both unplugged and amplified.
With their new album, Don’t Give a Ship, The Blowboys send a clear message: they think beyond narrow musical boundaries and are steering the sea shanty genre into new waters. Traditional sea songs meet modern harmonies, fresh arrangements, and urban soundscapes – a contemporary reinterpretation of maritime music. Thus, The Blowboys remain a guarantee of innovation for maritime music, an inclusive society, and for themselves. The Blowboys – a way of life!
Die Blowboys aus Rostock