The project, Crossing the Waves: Poland/Ireland was organised as a developing youth education exchange programme in conjunction with the third annual Cobh Maritime Song Festival held in June 2006.

 

   

The project, initially devised by Peggy Sue Amison and Kamil Piotrowski, began as a series of shanty workshops in Cobh, County Cork and Bytom, Poland with musician and teacher Anna Górecka-Czarny (Passat) based in Bytom and Cork Shanty Singer, Pat Sheridan (Warp Four). The artists have been working with young people in Cobh and Bytom sharing their knowledge in singing and the history of traditional shanties. Exchange visits involving Anna and Pat to Cobh and Poland made up the first stage of this project, providing a unique opportunity for them to exchange information and skills with their young participants.

      

   

For more information on Młodzieżowy Dom Kultury visit their website at: www.mdk.bytom.pl