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24 Sep 01 - 03:44 PM (#557882) Subject: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: Noreen Following on from the success of treaties at this year's Saltburn festival, where she won the Shanty singing competition, we now have a second UK Mudcatter getting well-deserved recognition. At Bromyard Folk Festival last weekend, Alanww won the Bromyard Shantyman competition, which he didn't even know he'd entered! Very nice comments made by Johnny Collins and Jim Mageean, among others. This was no mean feat, as the competing field was the whole roomful of shanty singers, and there were many excellent singers there. There is no truth in the rumour that Alan wore his morris gear and his rag coat just so the judges would remember him from the morning singaround to the evening... :0) Keep it up, Alan! Noreen |
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24 Sep 01 - 05:54 PM (#557939) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: Micca We are so surrounded by talented singers here!!! I posted to the Bromyard thread already before I saw that there was a special thread of congratulations, well done Alan!!!!! as I have said elsewher, a talented singer and a nice bloke too..!! I hope to hear you sing them Shantys at Llanstock!! well done Alan and Treaties too.. |
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24 Sep 01 - 06:00 PM (#557946) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: GUEST Mind you, given how few people like shanties, wining a competition probably isn't too difficult. Congrats all the same |
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24 Sep 01 - 06:15 PM (#557953) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: nutty Congratulations Alan |
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24 Sep 01 - 06:25 PM (#557961) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: John Routledge A second congratulations Alan - on the official thread this time. Cheers John Ps Can we have encore at Llanstock |
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25 Sep 01 - 06:21 AM (#558098) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: GUEST,Skipper Jack To Guest. Have you counted the number of Maritime & Shanty Festivals that are held both in the UK and around the globe? In the last decade or so there has been a significant increase in the number of shanty groups as well as folk singers featuring mainly maritime material. The rise in popularity of maritime festivals can be favourably compared with the folk revival of the early 60's. So I would say that there are perhaps more than just a few enthusiasts who like shanties!!
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25 Sep 01 - 09:26 AM (#558193) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: A Wandering Minstrel I see The Guest is on our deck Haul away lads, Haul away together Make sure this rope is round his neck Haul away and then belay
Then he can kick up, Bobs a-dying |
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25 Sep 01 - 09:44 AM (#558206) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: KingBrilliant Ah well done Alanww!! Shanty-man extraordinaire. Kris |
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25 Sep 01 - 10:06 AM (#558217) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: SINSULL Congratulations, Alan! Mary who loves shanties and shantymen (or chanteys and chanteymen for the purists) |
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25 Sep 01 - 12:16 PM (#558330) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: GUEST,JohnB Don't hold with "competitions" for shanty singing. I much prefer the thought that he did not know he was entered in a contest and won anyhow. Congratulations, have you ever been to the Toronto Morris Ale Billy, I mean Alan, give it a go next year. Lots of Morris Dancers like Shanties. JohnB |
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25 Sep 01 - 01:19 PM (#558372) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: Tinker Congradulations! Tinker |
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25 Sep 01 - 01:36 PM (#558385) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: GUEST,PeteBoom (at work) Well Done! Congratulations! Pete |
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25 Sep 01 - 01:45 PM (#558393) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: 8_Pints Congrats Alan, Hope to see you at Llanstock. Bob vG An' they got no use for a shantyman. Shantyman, Oh, shantyman, Who's got a berth for a shantyman? Sing you a song of a world gone wrong, When they got no use for a shantyman. |
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25 Sep 01 - 03:57 PM (#558541) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: Snuffy 'Schantieman' is the actual spelling on the trophy, which I think Jim Mageean has carved himself. I was there, and it was definitely well-deserved. Well done Alan. 'I thought I heard the old man say...' |
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25 Sep 01 - 05:46 PM (#558648) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: ChanteyMatt And a bottle full for the chanteyman |
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25 Sep 01 - 06:46 PM (#558694) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: Mr Red I missed some of the proceedings keeping the FEW from filling the room to double the fire regulations and being the dutiful steward had to stand outside to give another FEW room to get in. couldn't even enter the competition (being effectively on the staff). phew! you all say. congrats anyway. |
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26 Sep 01 - 06:50 AM (#559100) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: alanww Thanks for all your kind thoughts everyone! JohnBNo, I've never been to Toronto Morris Ale but it sounds just my scene - singing, drinking and a bit of dancing too! ... If I am passing I would certainly be interested in dropping in but it would be a very long way (from Stratford-upon-Avon, England) for just one session! "Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you ... !" |
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27 Sep 01 - 05:58 AM (#559753) Subject: RE: Another Mudcat Shanty Champion! From: alanww Just to correct a small point, the deadman maker trophy mentioned by Snuffy was I believe carved by Jim McDonald, who was the third judge in addition to Johnny Collins and Jim Mageean. He said that it was a reproduction of a tool his father (grandfather?) used to use as a sailmaker to flatten down the ridges in sails after sowing. It is in Indian Mahogany and shows two sorts of knots on the tool - a turk's head and a full turk's head. "Don't mind the wind or the rolling sea ..." |