Festival du Chant de Marin (Sea shanty festival) in Brittany 2019

The singing of a sea shanty is associated with traditional sailing ships. Bringing back memories of the era when wind-driven packet and clipper ships sailed the world's oceans. A shanty was the type of work song that was once commonly sung to accompany the labour of the crew on board these large merchant sailing vessels.  These traditional ships in full sail are a magnificent site and during the month of August many can be seen around the coasts of Brittany (Breton: Breizh). Paimpol (Breton: Pempoull) is in the Côtes-d'Armor (Breton: Aodoù-an-Arvor) department in the Celtic nation of  Brittany. Paimpol is home to the bi-annual "Festival du Chant de Marin" (Sea shanty festival) which is focused around the quays of this attractive port. This years event is being held between 2-4 August 2019. Throughout August hundreds of traditional sailing ships call into Paimpol harbour with thousands of visitors attending over the  three day festival. Sea shanties sound out from around the harbour and a programme of performers and further information on the Festival can be obtained from the "Festival du Chant de Marin" (Sea shanty festival) website.