Shanty Crew

The Shanty Staff were formed in 1976 using the group focusing on both traditional and contemporary sea songs. They will be the longest set up group performing traditional sailor shanties, in Britain. Two from the creator associates, Chris Roche and Gerry Milne, survived the adjustments to record ALLOW Wind Blow Free of charge. The discharge included such criteria as ‘Moving Down To Aged Maui’ and ‘Haul Apart For Rosie-O’. In 1986 the group made an appearance on the Liverpool and Douarnenez Ocean Festivals. Undoubtedly, the line-up fluctuated once again until Roche, teamed with Steve Belsey (the various other creator member), Tony Goodenough, Phil Jarrett, Phil Cash and Dominic Magog to record Stand To Yer Surface. By adding Goodenough, they possess added France shanties towards the group’s repertoire, as Tony talks fluent French. Furthermore to researching and executing, Roche is certainly editor from the Journal FROM THE Cape Horner Association, and retains the largest personal assortment of books and information of shanties and sailors music in the globe. Rita Cherriman was presented on 1996’s Shanties & Sailor Tunes.