Shanghaied out of Frisco in the Nineties by Hiram P Bailey – part 4
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Three more chapters from Shanghiaed out of Frisco in the Nineties. This time, religious material in the lazaret; a trip ashore; and a sea possum. ‘To practise this black art of...
View ArticleStan Hugill describes Sailortown
Sailortown is Stan Hugill’s book describing the sailor’s life when on land. A great shanty scholar, he felt driven to write it following publication of his important work Shanties from the Seven Seas;...
View Article‘Dreg songs’ of the Firth of Forth oyster fishery – an appeal for information
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Song collector Carpenter recorded songs from the Firth of Forth oyster fishery Folklorist and shanty expert Bob Walser has put out an appeal for information about the old Firth...
View ArticlePaddy West’s House!
[ad#intheboatshed-post] The series of scans from Tait’s Seamanship I began a few days ago reminded me of the song Paddy West’s House, which describes a rather less salubrious ‘educational’...
View ArticleSea songs from Gavin Davenport’s new CD
[ad#intheboatshed-post] My musician and singer friend Gavin Davenport has kindly agreed to let me publish a couple of MP3s of two sea songs from his new album Brief Lives, which is available from the...
View ArticleSinger and songwriter Mike Waterson crosses the bar
The folk scene in the UK is mourning the sad loss of one of its heroes, the magnificent singer and songwriter Mike Waterson, who grew up and lived as a young man in Hull, a major fishing port by the …...
View ArticleShort Sharp Shanties volume 1 is out
I know it’s a bit unconventional, but I sing in the car. I was once stopped by a couple of police officers worried I was crazed by drink or drugs, but I’m unrepentant about my technique for relieving...
View ArticleSea songs at Frittenden in Kent 2pm, this Saturday
We’re looking forward to a session of sea songs at the Bell & Jorrocks pub at Frittenden, Kent from 2pm on Saturday afternoon. The YouTube clip of me singing Maggie May above should give you a...
View ArticleLegendary sailing barge skipper Bob Roberts sings Johnny Todd
Skipper of the engine-less sailing barge Cambria from 1949, singer and musician, newspaperman and writer, old Bob Roberts was what you might call a multi-talented chap. Read all about him at the East...
View ArticleScottish cultural treasure to return to the Firth of Forth
Intheboatshed.net readers north of the border may be interested in this press release from American folklorist Bob Walser, who has been working to return ‘dreg song’ work songs used in the oyster...
View ArticleThe history of shanty singing
Pete Truin of the youthful shanty singing outfit The Ballina Whalers has written a thoughtful, informative article about the history of shanty singing. Great stuff Pete! ‘During this period of history,...
View ArticleSea songs from Sails, Whales and Whiskey
Fancy getting all maritime as you huddle over your computer? You could do worse than download and play back Waiheke Radio’s weekly programme Sails, Whales and Whiskey. Despite its hokey name, the New...
View ArticleA few sea songs for singing sailors
A few sea songs for singing sailors sung by intheboatshed.net weblogger Gavin Atkin
View ArticleTwo more songs for singing sailors
Two more sample recordings of songs from my temporary bedroom recording studio: John Connolly’s widely sung Fiddler’s Green, which is today so beloved by real-life fishermen, accompanied by my pre-war...
View ArticleA weekend of shanties and sea songs aboard Morning Star
Fancy a weekend of sailing, shanties and sea songs aboard the fabulous Medway-based sail training ship Morning Star in a few weeks time? Boarding is at 6pm on Friday 29th May 2015 at Chatham Maritime...
View ArticleThe Running Tide, an album of songs for singing sailors
It’s taken quite a while – but here’s my 16-track online album of largely traditional songs, The Running Tide. I think it’s an album of magnificent songs for singing sailors, and I hope as many of you...
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