The Shanty Show
This is the show about sea shanties, showcasing the singers and stories behind the songs.
"Certainly one of the best features of the contemporary maritime music community." - Maritime Music Directory International
Hosted by Pressgang Mutiny and featuring guests and discussion about all things shanty and sea music.
Contact us at:
www.pressgangmutiny.com
@pressgangmutiny
pressgangmutiny@gmail.com
Podcasting since 2021 • 27 episodes
The Shanty Show
Latest Episodes
27. "A good submariner is a sleeping submariner" with Tom Lewis
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 Roya...
August 31, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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26. Live interview and performance from us!
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 som...
July 28, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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25. LIVE: Jack Coutts of Stormalong John at the Paimpol Festival de Chants du Marin en Bretagne
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 dis...
November 06, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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28:27
24. LIVE: Jim Mageean at Whitby Folk Week
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 di...
September 13, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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23. LIVE: David Jones and Jos Morneault at the Connecticut Sea Music Festival
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 stalwar...
July 01, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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44:37