Episodes
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Tom Lewis is a brilliant singer and songwriter, and has written so many well-known and loved songs including “The Last Shanty”, “Marching Inland” and “Sailor’s Prayer”. Like Cyril Tawney before him, Tom is also a former submariner with the Royal Navy having spent years circling the arctic in diesel-electric submarines during the Cold War. We caught up with Tom in between performances on his recent tour of Southern Ontario to talk through his life story, his influences, his time on subs, and of course, his famous songs. With a special singing appearance by the Bytown Sea Shanty Collective.
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
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We were invited onto Music from Studio 2 on CIUT89.5FM to sing some songs and chat about shanties. We cover a lot of what we've learned through our discussions on this show, share some music from our upcoming album Departure, and talk about some of our projects to further promote, preserve, and progress shanties.
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Jack Coutts is a member of the legendary shanty group Stormalong John. We sat down with Jack and his daughter Hannah aboard the Pilgrim at the world's largest sea music festival in Paimpol, Brittany for a chat and a sing in between sets. We discuss the origins of the band, what it was like touring in Poland in the 80s behind the iron curtain, and performing with Stan Hugill. And of course we get some singing in too!
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Live song: Pique la baleine, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Bulgine, trad. arranged by Stormalong John
- Live song: Rock Island Line, performed by Lonnie Donegan
- Live song: Blood Red Roses, trad. arranged by Jack Coutts, Hannah Coutts and Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: South Australia, trad., arranged by Stan Hugill and Stormalong John
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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As part of our European tour, we stopped in at Whitby Folk Week to do a few concerts and sit down with our favourite shanty singer, Jim Mageean, or “Shanty Jim”. In a wide-ranging chat with plenty of singing and a wonderful live audience, we discuss the burgeoning shanty scene in Poland, Jim's 1983 victory with Johnny Collins at the Eastern Bloc's answer to Eurovision, the growing consensus around the true origins of shanties, and much more! It's a conversation we won't soon forget.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Live song: (No) You Won't Get Me Down in Your Mine, by Colin Wilke, arranged by Jim Mageean
- Live song: Jim and Johnny's 1983 winning medley (Poor Old Man, Ranzo-Ray, Rosabella), arranged by Jim Mageean
- Live song: John Dead, trad., arranged by The Unthanks (clip)
- Live song: John Dead, trad., arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Seven Long Years, trad., arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
⚓︎ Contact Jim at [email protected]
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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We're back with another special live episode, recorded in front of an audience at St. John's Church as part of the Connecticut Sea Music Festival. Our guests this time are David Jones and Joseph Morneault.
David is a stalwart of the shanty scene in the North East US, moving there from London in 1965 and becoming deeply involved with the NYC folk music scene. He sings solo and with many acts including The Starboard List, The Bermuda Quadrangle, Poor Old Horse, and The New York Packet.
Jos. is the founder and president of the Connecticut Sea Music Festival. He's also a social historian and performs with groups such as The Jovial Crew. His focus is on bringing to life early American songs relating to the everyday person: work songs, songs of the sailor, drinking songs, songs of love and consequences, ballads, and introspective songs.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Live song: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Yankee Whalermen, trad. arranged by David Jones
- Live song: Around Cape Horn, trad. arranged by Joseph Morneault
- Live song: Bold Riley, trad. arranged by David Jones
- Live song: A Man of War Song, lyrics trad, tune by Joseph Morneault
- Live song: Haul Away Joe, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Eagle Alley, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
⚓︎ Special thanks to the Connecticut Sea Music Festival!
⚓︎ Find out more about the Connecticut Sea Music Festival here:
- https://ctseamusicfest.org/
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.comSome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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Brise-Glace (Icebreaker) is a Montreal-based quartet who sing maritime folk from Quebec, the Canadian Maritimes, Brittany and North America. Comprised of Quebecers Jean-Francois and Antoine and Bretons Gwenn and Alexandre, they have a fascinating take on shanties as an international music and one that intersects many other musical genres.
They're also the hosts of (...ahem) the world's second most popular shanty podcast, “Bordel de Mer”, which you should definitely check out. We had the chance to sit down with them for a few songs and beers and learn a lot about French "chants marins" at the Fundy Sea Shanty Festival in August 2022.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Live song: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny and Brise-Glace
- Live song: Mon petit garçon, written by Michele Tonnerre, arranged by Brise-Glace
- Live song: Les bords to St. Laurent, trad. arranged by Brise-Glace
- Live song: Le port de Quebec, trad. arranged by Brise-Glace
- Live song: Simone, arranged by Brise-Glace
⚓︎ Special thanks to the Fundy Sea Shanty Festival!
⚓︎ Find out more about Brise-Glace here:
- brise-glace.ca
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.comSome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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In our first ever LIVE episode, we took the stage in front of the wonderful Fundy Sea Shanty Festival audience to sing some songs and chat all things shanty with UK singer-songwriter-shantyman Chris Ricketts. We hear all about how he first fell in love with shanties, his time performing on cruise ships, as well as his approach to arranging and song-writing that came to life most recently on his album Songs in the Key of Sea. Chris' self-deprecating sense of humour and beautiful singing voice helped make our first foray into live shows a roaring success, and we got tons of singing done too - enjoy!
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Live song: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Haul Away Joe, trad. arranged by Chris Ricketts and Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Shallow Brown, trad. arranged by Chris Ricketts and Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Stormalong John Medley, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Hey Stan, written by David Buckley, arranged by Chris Ricketts
- Live song: South Australia, trad. arranged by Chris Ricketts and Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Pique la baleine, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Sam's Gone Away, trad. arranged by Chris Ricketts and Pressgang Mutiny
⚓︎ Special thanks to the Fundy Sea Shanty Festival production team and volunteers!
⚓︎ Find out more about Chris Ricketts here:
- www.rickettsmusic.co.uk
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.comSome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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SEASON 1 FINALE: Canadian shanty singers Pressgang Mutiny talk to Martin Hugill the son of "the last shantyman" Stan Hugill who authored the seminal shanty tome Shanties from the Seven Seas. Martin is also a talented musician and singer in his own right, performing in a shanty duo with his brother Phil and with the concert and ceilidh band Canol. In this episode, we explore Stan's life story (including multiple shipwrecks and careers!), challenge some commonly held myths about the man, and hear all about what it was like having Stan Hugill as a dad. We of course also get some singing in, including a song that Martin tells us was Stan's favourite shanty.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Blow the Man Down, trad. arranged by Martin Hugill and Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: South Australia, trad. arranged by Stan Hugill and Stormalong John
- Recorded song: Whip Jamboree, trad. arranged by The Liverpool Spinners
- Live song: Way Down in Dixie, trad. arranged by Martin Hugill
- Closing credits: Leave Her Johnny, trad. arranged by Stan Hugill
⚓︎ With footage from The 1987 Liverpool Maritime Festival.
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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Michał is a member of the Polish shanty group Perły i Łotry and a sitting Member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland. Shanties play a special role in the Polish music scene, which is surprising given the country is largely land-locked! Michał talks to us all about how shanties came to be so popular in his country and what makes shanty singing in Poland different from anywhere else in the world. We also get his on-the-ground perspective on the war in neighbouring Ukraine.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Donkey Riding, trad. arranged by Michał Mrozik and Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Burza (Bully in the Alley), trad. arranged by Perły i Łotry
- Live song: Northwest Passage (Polish), English version written by Stan Rogers, arranged by Perły i Łotry feat. Chris Ricketts
- Recorded song: My Mother Told Me, trad. arranged by Perły i Łotry
- Recorded song: My Mother Told Me, trad. arranged by Perły i Łotry and L. B. One
- Closing credits: Cape Breton Lullaby, trad. arranged by Perły i Łotry⚓︎ Find out more about Perły i Łotry @perlyilotry
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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Jon “JD” Darley is a member of the chart-topping shanty group The Longest Johns, based out of Bristol, UK. Their rendition of “Wellerman” went viral on TikTok in the early days of 2021 and launched them into stardom. But even prior to that, The Longest Johns were innovating new ways to reach new audiences with their music online. In this episode, we talk to Jon about the whirlwind of the last two years, how they have blended their love of traditional music with their love of video gaming, and how they hope to be a “gateway drug” into the world of shanties and singing. (To be clear, the episode title is a Longest Johns inside joke...listen to find out more!)
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Leave Her Johnny, trad. arranged by Jonathan Darley
- Live song: Randy Dandy-O, trad. arranged by The Longest Johns
- Live song: Wellerman, trad. arranged by The Longest Johns
- Recorded song: Leave Her Johny Community Project, trad. arranged by The Longest Johns
- Recorded song: South Australia, trad. arranged by Fishermen’s Friends
- Live song: Here’s a Health to the Company, trad. arranged by Jonathan Darley
- Closing credits: Wellerman Community Project, trad. arranged by The Longest Johns⚓︎ Find out more about Jonathan Darley and The Longest Johns at thelongestjohns.com
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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Heather Wood first rose to fame as part of the legendary 60s traditional vocal harmony group The Young Tradition, alongside Peter Bellamy and Royston Wood. In this episode, Heather shares her story from deciding to leave the army to take up singing, through the formation of the YT, her adventures around the world including singing with Janis Joplin at the Newport Folk Festival, and Peter’s suicide and legacy. Heather is an inspiration, and a very fine singer, songwriter, and storyteller indeed.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Original song, by Heather Wood
- Recorded song: Chicken on a Raft, by Cyril Tawney, arranged by The Young Tradition
- Recorded song: Byker Hill, trad. arranged by The Young Tradition
- Recorded song: Nelson’s Death and Victory, trad. arranged by Peter Bellamy
- Live song: Fire Marengo, trad. arranged by Heather Wood
- Live song: Bring ‘em Down, trad. arranged by Heather Wood
- Closing credits: Lyke Wake Dirge, trad. arranged by Heather Wood and Pressgang Mutiny (recorded live, late a night, in a parking lot in Mystic, CT)⚓︎ Find out more about Heather Wood at: aheatherwood.com
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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Kimber's Men are shanty legends. John, Neil, Gareth, and Steve joined us from Gareth's kitchen in West Yorkshire to sing a few songs and have more than a few laughs. We talk about how they got their start, some of their biggest highlights and fondest memories, and the joys of singing together. After 20 years, 4 albums, and hundreds of concerts there's not much they haven't seen or sung!
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Roll Boys Roll, trad. arranged by Kimber's Men
- Live song: Liverpool Judies, trad. arranged by Kimber's Men
- Live song: Don't Take the Heroes, Neil and Roz Kimber, arranged by Kimber's Men
- Live song: Weldon, trad. arranged by Kimber's Men
- Closing credits: Ho Bowline, trad. arranged by Kimber's Men
⚓︎ Find out more about Kimber's Men at: www.kimbersmen.com
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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Ian Robb and James Stephens are singers and musicians based near Ottawa who have had a front row seat to the evolution of the Canadian folk music and sea music communities since the ‘70s and have played with groups such as The Friends of Fiddler’s Green and Finest Kind. They have just released a new album, Declining with Thanks that contains a mix of traditional and composed songs and, of course, some songs of the sea. In this wide-ranging episode, we explore the ever-present and timely themes of war, love, and loss that make certain songs resonate across generations. We also dive deeply into Ian’s experiences with the folk revival in the UK in the ‘60s, and how the traditional music scene in Toronto came to take on its own unique character.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Heave Away Me Johnny, trad. arranged by Ian Robb and James Stephens
- Recorded song: Dead Funny, written by Brian Pearson, arranged by Ian Robb and James Stephens
- Recorded song: Daft Annie, written by Ian Robb, arranged by Ian Robb and James Stephens
- Live song: All Things are Quite Silent, trad. arranged by Ian Robb
- Recorded song: I Wish They’d Do It Now, trad. arranged by The Friends of Fiddler’s Green
- Recorded tune: Kilkenny Jig, trad. Arranged by Duncan Cameron
- Live song: Bold Riley, trad. arranged by Ian Robb and James Stephens
- Closing credits: God and the Orange Clown, written by Ian Robb, arranged by Ian Robb and James Stephens⚓︎ Find out more about Ian Robb at: www.ianrobb.com
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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In August of 2022, St. Martin's, NB will host the very first Fundy Sea Shanty Festival. Featuring concerts, workshops, children's programming, and even a pirate march, the Festival will be the only shanty festival in Eastern Canada. Gary Caines is the principal organizer of the Festival and is also member of shanty group Before the Mast. In this episode, he talks to us about how the idea for the Festival came about, what he's hoping it will achieve, and his ambition to grow the Festival to the largest in Canada. And of course we get some singing in too!
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Sally Racket, trad. arranged by Gary Caines
- Live song: Rio Grande, trad. arranged by Gary Caines
- Recorded song: Haul on the Bowline, trad. arranged by Ryan's Fancy
- Closing credits: Saute dans ta barge, trad. arranged by Before the Mast
⚓︎ Find out more about the Fundy Sea Shanty Festival at: https://www.fundyseashantyfest.com/
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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Miguel Perez is a singer and multi-instrumentalist and a member of El Pony Pisador. Based out of Barcelona, El Pony have been making waves in the shanty world with their irreverent and fun interpretations on classic shanties, including on their latest album "It's Never Too Late for Shanties". Miguel talks to us about how the group first found shanties, how they've been received in their native Catalonia, the way they play with musical inspiration from other genres as wide-ranging as ragtime and metal, and the importance of having fun while playing music. This is a fun one!
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Recorded song: Whip Jamboree, trad. arranged by El Pony Pisador feat. Chalart58
- Recorded song: Pay Me My Money Down, trad. arranged by El Pony Pisador
- Recorded song: Bully in the Alley, trad. arranged by El Pony Pisador
- Recorded song: Essequibo River, trad. arranged by El Pony Pisador
- Recorded song: Santiana, trad. arranged by El Pony Pisador
- Live song: Fathom the Bowl, trad. arranged by Miguel Perez
- Closing credits: L'Abordatge, trad. arranged by El Pony Pisador
⚓︎ Find out more about El Pony Pisador at elponypisador.com, buy their stuff at rattio.es/pony-pisador/ and find their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUSjRkF72RR1E8Rl4SWtVsQ
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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Coda are a County Mayo-based group of seven singers and musicians who have developed their own unique and richly-harmonised approach to vocal performance from diverse vocal and instrumental backgrounds, including folk, trad, blues, rock, pop music and of course shanties - all uniquely complemented by their multi-part vocal harmony experience gained from classical choral music. We talk to them about the intersection of shanties and Irish traditions, their experience going viral with their video of 'Leave Her Johnny' and the future of Irish singing.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Grey Funnel Line, trad. arranged by Coda
- Live song: Leave Her Johnny, trad. arranged by Coda
- Closing credits: Mingulay Boat Song, trad. arranged by Coda
⚓︎ Find out more about Coda at codasinging.com and check out their version of "Leave Her Johnny" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBNt3ALLcLQ
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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Séan McCann is a founder of the iconic Canadian band Great Big Sea and an Order of Canada recipient for his advocacy for people living with mental health and addiction issues. His latest album, Shantyman, is a powerful return to the music of the sea that he grew up with. We speak to him about his first encounters with these songs, recording with Great Big Sea, his journey through addiction to recovery, and the vision behind his fantastic new album.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Closing credits: Chariot, trad. arranged by Séan McCann
⚓︎ Find out more about Séan McCann at https://seanmccannsings.com/
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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The town of Barrouallie on the leeward side of the island of St. Vincent has a long history of longshore whaling. Taking to sea in 25-foot wooden whaleboats powered by rowing and sails, the whalers of Barrouallie developed a rich tradition of a capella work songs, many of which share their roots with well-known deepwater sea shanties. In this episode, we talk with George “Tall 12” Frederick, one of the most successful harpoon gunners in Barrouallie history who also has a genuine claim to being one of the world’s last “real” shantymen. He tells us all about his childhood watching his uncles and brothers head out to sea, what it was like spending his days hunting blackfish (pilot whales) and other cetaceans such as porpoises, killer whales, and sperm whales, and how they used their songs to motivate the crew, summon crowds to the shore when returning with a catch, and haul large whales and boats onto the shore. Tall 12 is joined by fellow Vincentian Vince Reid and New England shanty singer Dan Lanier. Collectively, their efforts are helping to preserve and promote the shanty traditions of Barrouallie both at home in St. Vincent and around the world.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Blackbird Get Up (rowing song), trad. arranged by The Barrouallie Whalers
- Live song: Seven Long Years, trad. arranged by The Barrouallie Whalers
- Live song: Bear Away Yankee, trad. arranged by The Barrouallie Whalers
- Live song: Hey Bully Monday (hauling song), trad. arranged by The Barrouallie Whalers
- Live song: Yard-O (ringplay and hauling song), trad. arranged by The Barrouallie Whalers
- Live song: That Poor Old Man, trad. arranged by The Barrouallie Whalers
- Live song: Blow the Man Down, trad. arranged by The Barrouallie Whalers
- Live song: Royo Ground, trad. arranged by The Barrouallie Whalers
- Live song: Goodbye Fare You Well, trad. arranged by The Barrouallie Whalers
- Live song: Time for Man Go Home, trad. arranged by The Barrouallie Whalers
- Closing credits: Blow the Man Down, trad. arranged by The Barrouallie Whalers
- Closing credits photos: The Caldwell Collection, New Bedford Whaling Museum; Carol Entin
⚓︎ Find out more about the Barrouallie Whalers Project at
https://www.facebook.com/Barrwhalers
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutinySome quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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Ian Bell is a brilliant singer and songwriter from Southwestern Ontario with a deep fascination and passion for the traditional music of the Great Lakes. We met up with him at the Port Dover Harbour Museum to sing some songs and chat about the history of Great Lakes maritime trade, the songs it gave rise to, and how all that music would have been lost to time were it not for the efforts of one man.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Heave Her Up and Bust Her, lyrics trad, tune and arrangement by Ian Bell
- Live song: Blow the Man Down (Port Dover version), tune trad, lyrics and arrangement by Ian Bell
- Live song: Jenny P. King, trad. arranged by Ian Bell
- Closing credits: It's Me for the Inland Lakes, trad. arranged by Ian Bell
⚓︎ Find out more about Ian Bell at ianbellmusic.ca and buy his music on Bandcamp
⚓︎ Visit the Port Dover Harbour Museum in Port Dover, ON or at portdovermuseum.ca/
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutiny
Send us your comments and feedback!Some quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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In the late 1800s, ships from Yarmouth, on the southwestern tip of Nova Scotia, could be found in every major seaport in the world. Many people in Yarmouth today can trace their heritage back generations to sailors, shipbuilders, traders, fishermen, and port workers – including members of the Yarmouth Shantymen. They’ve been belting out shanties around the East Coast for almost 40 years and it was a chance encounter with them that encouraged members of Pressgang Mutiny to give this whole shanty thing a go. In this episode, we chat with them about the history of sailing in Yarmouth and the Maritimes, the joys of singing with others, and why shanties still resonate profoundly with the descendants of those who lived – and often lost - their lives at sea.
⚓︎ Shanties featured:
- Opening credits: Paddy Doyle's Boots, trad. arranged by Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Across the Western Ocean, trad. arranged by The Yarmouth Shantymen
- Live song: Bully in the Alley, trad. arranged by The Yarmouth Shantymen and Pressgang Mutiny
- Live song: Boston Harbour, trad. arranged by The Yarmouth Shantymen
- Closing credits: Sam’s Gone Away, trad. arranged by The Yarmouth Shantymen
⚓︎ Find out more about The Yarmouth Shantymen at yarmouthshantymen.org
⚓︎ Find out more about Pressgang Mutiny here:
- pressgangmutiny.com
- facebook.com/pressgangmutiny
- TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram: @pressgangmutiny
Send us your comments and feedback!Some quick updates about the show and a new Pressgang Mutiny album.
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