Sea Shanties

[Romeo]

As you will no doubt all be aware sea shanties are trending on Tik Tok at the moment. Any experience of the old shanties? Video of the Wellerman here:

 

[Giblets]

A few more here.

 

[Tomahawk]

There is a sea shanty choir in L'aber Wrach by the name of Le Bentner (the N cardinal as you approach the entrance). They were singing and we suddenly realised the song was Dirty Old Town ...in French. Sounded lovely.

 

[doug748]

This is my favourite at the moment, and easy guitar tune as well:

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[Gary Fox]

My favourite modern versions are by the Storm Weather Shanty Crew from Bergen. Mostly crew from the Statsraad Lemskuhl square-rigger.

 

[Chae_73]

This is my favourite at the moment, and easy guitar tune as well:

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That's lovely

 

[KINGFISHER 8]

Sea shanties in a pub? (or anywhere!) --- Fate worse than death .......... ?

 

[JumbleDuck]

I once had a very jolly time in the Crinan Canal, singing shanties with the crew of another boat as we descended in the locks towards Ardrishaig in relentless torrential rain. The acoustics at the bottom of a lock are jolly good.

Favourite oldie: Padstow Farewell Shanty

Favourite modern one: Captain of a Dredger, by Adge Cutler. OK, I admit it. By the Wurzels.

Least favourite: Anything by the Fishermen's Friends, with their autotune and thumping bass.

 

[fredrussell]

Went to a sea shanty festival at Harwich a few years back. Ye gads, that was a long night. I asked one group if they would sing “Far Away”. They didn’t.

 

[Slowboat35]

Bob Roberts (barge Cambria) was a superb shantyman, and while perhaps not a shantyman as such the Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers sang many wonderful and haunting songs of the sea - a man with a simply incredible voice - up there with John Baldry for richness and tone.
All three sadly now singing in venues inacessible to us - for the while...

David Coffin and Johnny Collins are names worth looking out for.

Anything associated with "assasins creed" (?) is well worth avoiding as it all seems totally artificial and about as 'authentic' as a BigMac.

 

[Uricanejack]

Unfortunately the only sea shanty I know
Begins with

On the good ship

 

[Topcat47]

Sure you don't mean "Twas on the good ship......"

 

[steve yates]

This one? by a famous singer? best shanty ever.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Sure you don't mean "Twas on the good ship......"

Rambling Syd Rumpo wanted to sing one beginning "'Twas on the good ship Habakkuk" but Kenneth Horne wouldn't let him.

 

[Sandy]

Just don't ask me to sing, people will jump overboard as it is so bad.

 

[wiggy]

I sing with this lot The Wellington Wailers they call me one song Jerry ? We’re on YouTube and other places that I don’t understand.

 

[Slowboat35]

Just hit paydirt! Not seen this clip before...

O M G !

 

[Graham376]

Favourite modern one: Captain of a Dredger, by Adge Cutler. OK, I admit it. By the Wurzels.

Modern, Adge Cutler? He was about due for his pension in the mid 60s. Remember one of his songs (Twice Daily) getting banned by the BBC.

 

[dolabriform]

This one? by a famous singer? best shanty ever.

Thank you so much for that, made my day

 

[dolabriform]

SWMBO's father was in a band in the 70's called The Starboard List

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkvXmSnj0Nswmw_uaJ3GdPoX63TIw3NO