Overview
ShantyNederland is the umbrella organization for choirs and groups whose repertoire includes a large portion of Shanty, Seasongs, and/or Maritime Folk. ShantyNederland was founded on April 13, 2011. Shanty singing is included in the inventory of the Intangible Heritage of the Netherlands.
What does ShantyNederland offer?
- Provide BUMA/Stemra obligations for choirs and groups
- Overall insurance for choirs and groups
- Connection to the Netherlands choir network
- Current websites with interesting facts, festival reports, news, etc.
- Questions from the sites will be answered within 24 hours, if possible.
- Provide publicity for choirs and groups through our websites
- Extensive and always up-to-date agenda
- 3 monthly newsletter
- Administrative support for our members.
- Organizing regional meetings
- Workshops
- Membership administration per category and province
- Support and cooperation with radio stations that broadcast shanties and sea shanties.
- Safeguarding the shanty and its documents as cultural heritage
- Youth lesson program intended for primary schools
Curated History
Shantynederland replaced the ISSA as the umbrella organization for shantykoors and maritime music groups in the Netherlands.