Sea Song Festival

The purpose of the Sea song Festival is to revive and promote the nearly lost tradition of sea song culture and to create new traditions. The XXII Sea song Festival to be held during Kotka Maritime Festival is open to all performers and performing groups. The competition program consists of old and new sea songs.

Series A is for unaccompanied choirs and song ensembles and Series B is for choirs and song ensembles with accompaniment. The soloists' Series C is for a single singer, who may have three accompanists at maximum. If the soloist accompanies for himself, he is counted as a member of the accompanying group and the accompaniment group may not provide harmony vocals. Series D is for seamen working in the trade, retired or studying the trade. The soloists in series D may have a maximum of three accompanists, who do not have to be working in the trade. The use of synthesiser is allowed within the restriction of the series. The use of background recordings is not allowed at all.

The competition will be held at the Kotka Concert Hall on 27-28 July 2001. Duration of the performances is maximum 10 minutes in series A and B and maximum 5 minutes in series C and D. The number of the songs allowed is two.

The winners of the series are obliged to perform during the Kotka Maritime Festival on 26–29 July 2001. The prizes are: FIM 11.000 for series A and B, FIM 8.000 for series C and FIM 7.000 for series D. The prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the judges. The Rose of Kotka Challenge Cup will be presented to the best winner in the series.