THE BAND
Sur Les Docks is composed of 9 people:
• 7 artists musicians: Guitch, Graham, David, Alex, Pierrot, Ludo, Puppy
• 1 manager / merchandising: Shish
• 1 graphique designer: Benj
Born on the docks of Dunkerque under the lighthouse’s shadow, eight dockers mercenaries launch out to the boarding of the ports, bars and taverns in order to animate these places of a removed from rim folklore and to make run the barrels…
The band (eight musicians) who mostly played in pubs and bars, but are also used to play on big stages. The band plays Marine-songs in an energetic repertory and is able to put on their enthousiam to a large public. Indeed, you can not remain indifferent when listening to this delicious mix between celtic, folk, rock and festive music. With French and English vocals who don’t hesitate to compose a different sound like musette, reggae ska, and also punk.
This French-English band (English violinist) animates Maritime and local fests on the French coastline from Nord / Pas-de-Calais (Dunkerque, Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Dieppe, Le Tréport, Le Portel, Wissant, Étaples-sur-Mer, …) to Bretagne (Moguériec, Héllouan, Roscoff, St Pol de Léon, Paimpol in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 at the Festival de Chants de Marins, Brest in 2016) crossing Normandie (St Valéry-en-Caux), until going "en Escales à Sète" in 2012.
Celti’ Teuillac in Côtes de Bourg the 8th of July 2017. Back the 6th of July 2019 the 10th birthday of the festival, 1 of the 12 bands who made the best impression on the audience and organisation for 10 years …
First set before Pigalle in 2011, The Mahones in 2014, Les Naufragés in 2015, O’Reyllis and Paddyhats in 2017 and 2019.
SLD also shared stage with Los Tres Puntos and Les Sales Majestés in 2017.
Germany: Rostock Hanse Sail 2010 and 2012, Festival Maritim Bremen in 2014 and 2015
Belgium: Liége
Netherlands: Groningen Appingedam Bie Dap Fest, Bladel and Hi-Folks Festival in Hilvarenbeek
UK: Pubs and Festivals with a lot of fans everytime, in Rochester Sweeps Festival and Dickens Festival, Faversham Hop Festival, Gillingham, Wouldham, Whistable, Ramsgate, Canterbury, Broadstairs, Burnham on Sea, first set before John Otway in 2011 in London in the mythic club Half Moon of Putney and in Sheffield at the Greystones. Return in London in February 2014 at the Dublin Castle, legendary pub of Camden Town.
