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
Episodes
27 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...
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Episode 26
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1:02:51
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...
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Episode 26
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1:02:05
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...
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Episode 25
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28:31
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...
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Episode 24
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1:15:36
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...
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Episode 23
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44:41
22. A Shanty Show Special: Brise-Glace at the Fundy Sea Shanty Festival
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...
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Episode 22
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46:28
21. A Shanty Show Special: Chris Ricketts LIVE at the Fundy Sea Shanty Festival
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 <...
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Episode 21
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46:09
20. "The Voyage is Done" with Martin Hugill
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 ...
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Episode 20
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1:17:52
19. "Translates from Polish" with Michał Gramatyka of Perły i Łotry
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...
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Episode 19
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38:57
18. "Adequate!" with JD of the Longest Johns
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...
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Episode 18
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1:01:19
17. "I was the loose cannon in the middle" with Heather Wood
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 sin...
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Episode 17
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55:10
16. "This is a Shanty Family" with Kimber's Men
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...
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Episode 16
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59:33
15. "Creating community by singing together" with Ian Robb and James Stephens
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 Fiddle...
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Episode 15
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1:03:31
14. "Announcing the Fundy Sea Shanty Festival" with Gary Caines
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...
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Episode 14
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41:13
13. "One life is not enough to know all of it" with Miguel Perez of El Pony Pisador
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...
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57:43
12: "Bring me back a song" with Coda
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 mu...
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Episode 12
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1:00:04
11. "My voice is attracted to truth" with Séan McCann of Great Big Sea
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 th...
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Episode 11
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37:30
10. "That's the time we let go our voice" with The Barrouallie Whalers Project
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...
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Episode 10
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1:27:42
9. "A shanty is a template for a song" with Ian Bell
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 ...
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Episode 9
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46:17
8. "A lot of saltwater in our blood, and a lot of our blood in the saltwater" with The Yarmouth Shantymen
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, fishe...
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Episode 8
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1:11:42
7. "Give us a shanty, Shanty Jim!" with Jim Mageean
Jim Mageean, or “Shanty Jim”, has been leading some of the best shanty sessions in the world for decades. His lengthy discography now includes his most recent project, a series of books and accompanying recordings titled Heave Away, Haul Aw...
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Episode 7
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1:07:41
6. "Pirates can't sing harmony" with Seán Dagher
Seán Dagher has one of the most widely heard and recognized voices in all of shanties thanks to his work on the soundtrack for the video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. He talks to us about how he got involved with that project, the proce...
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Episode 6
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50:30
5. "And the rest, as they say, is herstory" with The Johnson Girls
Shanties were long considered "men's songs" and it was frowned upon for women to lead them. That is, until The Johnson Girls and other pioneering female singers decided to break through the "especially bearded, especially beer-bellied" resistan...
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Episode 5
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1:11:44
4. "A new frame" with Gibb Schreffler and Craig Edwards
Take a look at shanties through the frame of Craig Edwards and Gibb Schreffler who have studied shanties intensely for years. From West African work songs, through the popularization of the banjo in America, through the Beatles in Liverpool. Jo...
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Episode 4
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1:31:44
3. "Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Valparaiso" with Alex McMurray
New Orleans is famous for its singular culture and music. So what do shanties look like there? Alex McMurray from The Valparaiso Men's Chorus talks to us about his journey with shanties that has taken him from New York to Tokyo DisneySea to New...
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Episode 3
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