his is ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9zcieO7PlwT shanty, but it’s a more than decent song about life on the high seas.!

That was exquisite, @Twang.

I browsed her own site and the FB page and was pleasantly impressed. She comes across as an interesting, intelligent, enthusiastic person who is keen to support young […]

German metal band, Storm Seeker, have an infectious enthusiasm.

I like them.

I never suspected I’d get round t mentioning a Disney film.

But I suddenly remembered Frozen Heart, from the opening scene from Frost.

Now there’s a work song, if ever there was one.

Not quite enough call and […]

One hting I’ve learnt is that shanties were a merchant navy thing,

The Royal Navy actually banned them!

Here is the history of the navy in three songs

A real oddity! The Royal Navy Singers from 1935.

The Capitol occupation makes me think of the attempted coup in Spain in 1981.

That was certainly far better organised.

To this day there are conspiracy theories.

Two very different events. Animal House vs Die Hard

There is clearly a folky heart beating beneath all that glitter and mascara, Twang.

Would you believe it? Julianne is now a lecturer in songwriting and commercial music at Bath Spa University!

I will be […]

‘Goodbye, we love you, we’ll be back in some form.’
Surely, these are the tearful words of a rock singer as his band complete the final concert of their farewell tour.
But then things got seriously wacky […]

Here is an excellent page from the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. It’s very good at explaining ow different shanties were needed for different kinds of tasks.

Hats off to them for having their ear to the […]

I am surprised by the Fairport connection. Mr regan has appeared at Copredy several time and she sung Blackwaterside on their 25 anniversary album. (Track 2.8)

One more song from her!

Excellent article. Great to read the story from an insider’s perspective.

I do hope you are right about Trump fading away. However for such a narcissist, this will not be easy.

Incomprehensibly, he still has […]

Not a one-vote-wonder at all. But yesterday was the first time I listened to this song by that Eddy girl. Crikey! Sheer pop magic!

Gerry Smyth’s new book, “Sailor Song: The Shanties and Ballads of High Seas” ,sounds like a must for shanty fans.

Everybody’s getting in on the fun,

Jimmy Fallon and the Roots

You need to have heard the […]

Not at all!

Troll on, troll on, troller!

It is simple and extremely catchy. There is great scope for singing along: “At shanty town”

But could it get people working? Perhaps…

A song so good, we […]

It is a wonderful track, which I would love to hear live in oneo f the bigger tents at Roskilde.

However, even using the most generous definitions, it is difficult to call it a shanty.

Firstly, it has to be a […]

You stick to your guns, Locust!

You may surprise yourself with the reactions you get when you post your favourites. And that goes for everyone, really

I’ve seen Neil Young live a few times and I think he is […]

That was excellent.

Sad! I haven’t read one single person who has said a kind thing about him

Born in 1924, he is still alive, making him the longest-lived president ever.

The Independent wrote:

“Carter is widely considered a better man than he was a president.”

Interestingly enough, another very talented artist that @Locust recommended is also a big Neil Young fan, namely Slowgold.

When she was on the very popular Jill’s Veranda show, she chose to cover a couple of […]

Thanks for the tip. How interesting!

Time for a quick visit to Wiki.

Here’s an article abut the documentary mentioning some songs and artists that were important to Carter.

Some presidents seem to done a lot […]